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quarter::verb | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
verb
/'kwɔrtər/
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Type Words
Synonyms draw, draw and quarter
Type of kill


in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
one of four equal parts
Type Words
Synonyms fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent
Type of simple fraction, common fraction


a quarter of a pound.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
the rear part of a ship
Type Words
Synonyms after part, poop, stern, tail
Type of back, rear

quarter::verb | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
verb
/'kwɔrtər/
provide housing for (military personnel)
Type Words
Synonyms billet, canton
Type of lodge, accommodate
Derivation quartering, quarters

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
Type Words
Type of city district
Has types ghetto, skid road, barrio, casbah, medina, kasbah

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
a fourth part of a year; three months
Type Words
Type of time period, period, period of time
Derivation quarterly


unemployment fell during the last quarter.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
an unspecified person
Type Words
Type of person, someone, soul, somebody, mortal, individual


he dropped a word in the right quarter.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
Type Words
Type of avoirdupois unit

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
Type Words
Type of imperial capacity unit, british capacity unit

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
Type Words
Type of coin


he fed four quarters into the slot machine.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
Type Words
Type of time unit, unit of time


it's a quarter til 4.
a quarter after 4 o'clock.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
Type Words
Type of mercifulness, mercy, clemency


he surrendered but asked for quarter.

quarter::verb | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
verb
/'kwɔrtər/
divide by four; divide into quarters
Type Words
Type of divide, fraction
Derivation quartering

quarter::verb | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
verb
/'kwɔrtər/
divide into quarters
Type Words
Type of section, segment
Derivation quartering


quarter an apple.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
Type Words
Type of section, division, part


both teams scored in the first quarter.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
Type Words
Type of academic session, academic term, session, school term


the fall quarter ends at Christmas.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
one of the four major division of the compass
Type Words
Type of orientation


the wind is coming from that quarter.

quarter::noun | Spocien Dictionary

quarter
noun
/'kwɔrtər/
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
Type Words
Type of piece of leather
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.