Noun
quarter -
a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
city district a district of a town or city
ghetto a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
casbah ,
kasbah an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
medina the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
skid road a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
quarter -
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
british capacity unit ,
imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
long hundredweight ,
cwt
hundredweight
britain ,
u.k. ,
uk ,
united kingdom ,
united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland ,
great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
quarter -
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
avoirdupois unit any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
cental ,
short hundredweight ,
cwt ,
quintal ,
centner ,
hundredweight in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
lb ,
pound a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
quarter -
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"
division ,
part ,
section the act or process of dividing
period of play ,
playing period ,
play (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
football game ,
football any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
quarter -
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
piece of leather a separate part consisting of leather
quarter -
a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
period of time ,
time period ,
period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years" ; "hastened the period of time of his recovery" ; "Picasso's blue period"
quarter -
one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
academic session ,
academic term ,
school term ,
session the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"
quarter -
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"
time unit ,
unit of time a unit for measuring time periods
quarter -
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
quarter -
an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
quarter -
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
quarter -
one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"
quarter -
the rear part of a ship
stern ,
after part ,
poop ,
tail
rear ,
back the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
escutcheon a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
quarter -
one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"
one-fourth ,
fourth ,
one-quarter ,
fourth part ,
twenty-five percent ,
quartern
common fraction ,
simple fraction the quotient of two integers
Verb
quarter -
provide housing for (military personnel)
billet ,
canton
lodge ,
accommodate put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" ; "stick your thumb in the crack"
armed forces ,
armed services ,
military ,
military machine ,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region" ; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
quarter -
divide by four; divide into quarters
fraction ,
divide perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
arithmetic the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
quarter -
divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
section ,
segment divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
quarter -
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"
draw ,
draw and quarter
kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
