Quarter Definition
kwôrtər
quartered, quartering, quarters
noun
quarters
Any of the four equal parts of something; fourth.
Webster's New World
One fourth of a year; three months.
Webster's New World
One fourth of an hour; 15 minutes.
Webster's New World
One fourth of a yard, or 9 inches; span.
Webster's New World
Any of the three terms, of about eleven weeks each, which make up an academic year in some schools and colleges.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- restricted
- cramped
- close together
- at close range
- indulgence
- compassion
- clemency
- twenty-five-percent
- fourth-part
- one-quarter
- one-fourth
- quartern
- fourth
- tail
- poop
Antonyms:
adjective
Constituting a quarter; equal to a quarter.
Webster's New World
Being one fourth of a standard or usual value.
American Heritage
(chiefly) Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
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verb
quartered, quartering, quarters
To divide into four equal parts.
Webster's New World
To be lodged or stationed (at or with)
Webster's New World
To range over an area like hounds in hunting.
Webster's New World
To quartersaw.
American Heritage
To separate into any number of parts.
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prefix
A prefix for something related to a quarter, mostly used to denote a fourth part, or a three-month term.
Wiktionary
idiom
at close quarters
- at close range; close together
Webster's New World
cry quarter
- to beg for mercy
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Quarter
- at close quarters
- cry quarter
Origin of Quarter
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