quarters Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun housing available for people to live in
living quarters.
- he found quarters for his family
- I visited his bachelor quarters
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noun one of four equal parts
twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; quartern; one-fourth; fourth; quarter.
- a quarter of a pound
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noun a district of a city having some distinguishing character
quarter.
- the Latin Quarter
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noun (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
quarter.
- both teams scored in the first quarter
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noun a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
quarter.
- it's a quarter til 4
- a quarter after 4 o'clock
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noun one of four periods into which the school year is divided
quarter.
- the fall quarter ends at Christmas
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noun a fourth part of a year; three months
quarter.
- unemployment fell during the last quarter
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noun one of the four major division of the compass
quarter.
- the wind is coming from that quarter
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noun a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
quarter.
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noun a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
quarter.
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noun a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
quarter.
- he fed four quarters into the slot machine
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noun an unspecified person
quarter.
- he dropped a word in the right quarter
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noun the rear part of a ship
poop; quarter; after part; tail; stern.
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noun piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
quarter.
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noun clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
quarter.
- he surrendered but asked for quarter
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verb provide housing for (military personnel)
billet; quarter; canton.
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verb pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
draw; quarter; draw and quarter.
- in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
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verb divide into quarters
quarter.
- quarter an apple
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verb divide by four; divide into quarters
quarter.
