quarter
/ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Quarter means: one of four equal parts.
Synonyms for quarter16
noun, as in one of four equal parts
verb, as in provide housing for (military personnel)
verb, as in pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
What does quarter mean?18
noun
one of four equal parts“a quarter of a pound”
the rear part of a ship
a district of a city having some distinguishing character“the Latin Quarter”
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided“both teams scored in the first quarter”
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour“it's a quarter til 4”
one of four periods into which the school year is divided“the fall quarter ends at Christmas”
a fourth part of a year; three months“unemployment fell during the last quarter”
one of the four major division of the compass“the wind is coming from that quarter”
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar“he fed four quarters into the slot machine”
an unspecified person“he dropped a word in the right quarter”
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent“he surrendered but asked for quarter”
verb
provide housing for (military personnel)
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them“in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes”
divide into quarters“quarter an apple”
divide by four; divide into quarters
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with quarter?8
Quarter in a sentence
- Last fiscal quarter, the country's economic growth fell.DJ_Saidez
- I don't know where you can get a cigarette for a quarter, no.shekitten
- We start class at nine o'clock, but he didn’t come until quarter past.eastasiastudent
- If you don't like the weather, wait for quarter of an hour.sundown
- If the weather is not to your liking, wait for quarter of an hour.sundown
- Peel, core and quarter two quarts of tart apples.PublicDomainRecipes
- Pare, core and quarter tart apples, stew until soft and beat smooth.PublicDomainRecipes
- Glancing at her phone, she noticed that it was already quarter to four.sundown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of quarter
as a noun
- plural
- quarters
as a verb
- past tense
- quartered
- present participle
- quartering
- third-person singular
- quarters
- past participle
- quartered