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quarter::verb | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | draw, draw and quarter |
| Type of | kill |
in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes.
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| Synonyms | fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent |
| Type of | simple fraction, common fraction |
a quarter of a pound.
quarter::verb | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | billet, canton |
| Type of | lodge, accommodate |
| Derivation | quartering, quarters |
quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | time period, period, period of time |
| Derivation | quarterly |
unemployment fell during the last quarter.
quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | avoirdupois unit |
quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | imperial capacity unit, british capacity unit |
quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | coin |
he fed four quarters into the slot machine.
quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | time unit, unit of time |
it's a quarter til 4.
a quarter after 4 o'clock.
quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | mercifulness, mercy, clemency |
he surrendered but asked for quarter.
quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | academic session, academic term, session, school term |
the fall quarter ends at Christmas.
quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | orientation |
the wind is coming from that quarter.
quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | piece of leather |
Examples of quarter
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The first quarter was tied 10-10, but Naperville North increasingly pulled away.
From the dailyherald.com
The 5-foot-9 forward-guard even had a nifty reverse layup in the fourth quarter.
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The rest of the Warriors started heating up toward the end of the first quarter.
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Libertyville trailed 7-4 before scoring the final 7 points of the first quarter.
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In the last quarter, Monsanto's Roundup and glyphosate business fell 56 percent.
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Ladue outscored Whitfield 18-10 in the fourth quarter, rallying for the victory.
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Central tallied the first six points of the fourth quarter to take a 40-38 lead.
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In the third quarter, he was called for interference again on a third-down pass.
From the newsday.com
Lewis hit all three of his 3-pointers in the first quarter to spark the Wizards.
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- One-fourth: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"
- Provide housing for (military personnel)
- A district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
- Draw: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
- Divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
- (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"
- An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms. The schedule adopted by institutions of learning or education systems vary widely.
- The quarter is a Canadian coin, valued at 25 cents or one-fourth of a Canadian dollar. It is a small, circular coin of silver colour. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official name for the coin is the 25-cent piece, but in practice the term quarter is nearly universal.
- A quarter is a section of an urban settlement.
