quarter

Noun
  1. One of four equal parts (synset 113759620)
    "a quarter of a pound"
    is a type of: common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
    same as: fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent
  2. A district of a city having some distinguishing character (synset 108645494)
    "the Latin Quarter"
    is a type of: city district - a district of a town or city
    subtypes:
    • ghetto - formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
    • 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 - the district of a town frequented by loggers
    • barrio - a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
  3. (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided (synset 115283261)
    "both teams scored in the first quarter"
    referred to in:
    is a type of: division, part, section - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    is a part of: period of play, play, playing period - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
  4. A unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour (synset 115259739)
    "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
    is a type of: time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods
    is a part of: 60 minutes, hour, hr - a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
  5. One of four periods into which the school year is divided (synset 115250842)
    "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
    is a type of: academic session, academic term, school term, session - the time during which a school holds classes
    is a part of: academic year, school year - the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
  6. A fourth part of a year;
    Three months (synset 115231386)
    "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
  7. One of the four major division of the compass (synset 113852365)
    "the wind is coming from that quarter"
    is a type of: orientation - position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
  8. A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) (synset 113742957)
    is a type of: avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
    has:
    • lb, pound - 16 ounces avoirdupois
    • stone - an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
    is a part of: cental, centner, cwt, hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
  9. A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) (synset 113644335)
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - 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
    is a type of: 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
    has: bushel - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
    is a part of: cwt, hundredweight, long hundredweight - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
  10. A United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar (synset 113411417)
    "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
    is a type of: coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  11. An unspecified person (synset 110518284)
    "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
  12. The rear part of a ship (synset 104323784)
    is a type of: back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    has:
    • escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
    • skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
    is a part of: ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    same as: after part, poop, stern, tail
  13. Piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp (synset 104038076)
    is a type of: piece of leather - a separate part consisting of leather
    is a part of: upper - piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
  14. Clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent (synset 101261259)
    "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
    is a type of: clemency, mercifulness, mercy - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
Verb
  1. Provide housing for (military personnel) (synset 202659254)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: accommodate, lodge - provide housing for
    same as: billet, canton
  2. Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him (synset 202489153)
    "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
    is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
    same as: draw, draw and quarter
  3. Divide into quarters (synset 201566356)
    "quarter an apple"
    is a type of: section, segment - divide into segments
  4. Divide by four;
    Divide into quarters (synset 200644160)
    referred to in: arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
    is a type of: divide, fraction - perform a division

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