A quarter is one fourth of something. If you cut a pizza into four pieces and share it with three friends, each of you will eat a quarter of the pizza.
One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion;
Noun
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
Noun
the rear part of a ship
Noun
a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
Noun
an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
Noun
a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
Noun
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
Noun
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
Noun
one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"
Noun
one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"
Noun
a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
Noun
one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
Noun
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it''s a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o''clock"
Noun
one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"
Verb
divide by four; divide into quarters
Verb
divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
Verb
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"
Verb
provide housing for (military personnel)
n.
One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or
is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a
dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc.
n.
The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,
according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds.
n.
The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain;
as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal.
n.
The fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly
revolution; as, the first quarter after the change or full.
n.
One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one
fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, including a leg;
as, the fore quarters; the hind quarters.
n.
That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the
heel to the vamp.
n.
That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe
and heel, being the side of the coffin.
n.
A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;
properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter.
n.
The encampment on one of the principal passages round a
place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys.
n.
The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding
in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside
of the slings.
n.
One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided
into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in
the fess point.
v. t.
A division of a town, city, or county; a particular
district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.
v. t.
A small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in
the United States more commonly called stud.
v. t.
The fourth part of the distance from one point of the
compass to another, being the fourth part of 11¡ 15', that is, about 2¡
49'; -- called also quarter point.
v. t.
Proper station; specific place; assigned position;
special location.
v. t.
A station at which officers and men are posted in
battle; -- usually in the plural.
v. t.
Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter;
entertainment; -- usually in the plural.
v. t.
A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of
lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters.
v. t.
Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act
of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's
advantage to extremes.
v. t.
Friendship; amity; concord.
v. i.
To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
v. i.
To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from
going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
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Scouts each coast light-armed scour, Each quarter, to descry the distant foe.
Swift to their several quarters hasted then The cumbrous elements.Hence, specifically:
The banter turned as to what quarters each would find.
He magnified his own clemency, now they were at his mercy, to offer them quarter for their lives.
Cocks and lambs . . . at the mercy of cats and wolves . . . must never expect better quarter.3.
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom.
I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.
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Every creature that met us would rely on us for quartering.
One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion;
To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
Usage Examples
Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.
The great increase of our population throughout the Union will alone produce an important effect, and in no quarter will it be so sensibly felt as in those in contemplation.
I have three brothers and they're all into computers. They're all intellects. My mother would pay me a quarter a page to read a book and I couldn't make 50 cents. I just couldn't do it.
No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales.
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Other Usage ExamplesI don't see how the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century.
I was in Washington, D.C., on the morning show, by the time I was 18, programming a station by 19, No. 1 in the mornings. I think I was making, I don't know, a quarter of a million dollars by the time I was 25.
But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter.
That's what so sad about a lot of modern music, in my opinion, so many young bands never stay around long enough to fulfill their ultimate promise. They only get halfway there or a quarter of the way there.
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