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quar·ter
 quarter
- pronunciation:
- kwawr
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 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a fraction equal to one fourth of a whole.
- synonyms:
- fourth
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| definition 2: |
a coin of the United States and Canada worth twenty-five cents.
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| definition 3: |
one fourth of an hour.
- synonyms:
- quarter-hour
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| definition 4: |
a school term of about three months.
- synonyms:
- trimester
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| definition 5: |
one fourth of the moon's revolution around the earth.
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| definition 6: |
a section of a town where a particular group of people live.
the Latin quarter- synonyms:
- zone
- similar words:
- district, neighborhood
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| definition 7: |
(pl.) a place of lodging, esp. temporary.
- synonyms:
- housing, lodging
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| definition 8: |
compassion or mercy, esp. that of a conqueror.
He gave no quarter during the attack.- synonyms:
- clemency, compassion, mercy
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| definition 9: |
one of four segments of a sports contest.
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| definition 10: |
in the UK, a unit of capacity of dry measure equal to eight bushels, 290.95 liters, or 17,754.85 cu. in.
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| related words: |
area, camp, clemency, domicile, dwelling, habitation, home, housing, limit, locality, ward, zone |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
quartered, quartering, quarters |
| definition 1: |
to divide into four equal parts.
- similar words:
- divide, section
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| definition 2: |
to cut (the human body) into parts, esp. as punishment in earlier times.
- similar words:
- dismember, dissect
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| definition 3: |
to place or keep in lodgings.
- synonyms:
- house, lodge
- similar words:
- accommodate, bed, billet, board, domicile, home
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| related words: |
carve, cleave, house, joint, locate, separate, stall |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to lodge or reside in quarters.
- synonyms:
- lodge, reside, stay
- similar words:
- billet, dwell, live, room
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| related words: |
locate, stay |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
being one fourth of something.
a quarter hour |
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