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Noun
Definition: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"
Definition: a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
Definition: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"
Definition: 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"
Definition: one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
Definition: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
Definition: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"
Definition: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
Definition: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
Definition: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
Definition: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
Definition: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
Definition: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
Definition: A fourth part of something.
Definition: Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
Verb
Definition: 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"
Definition: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
Definition: divide by four; divide into quarters
Definition: To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
Definition: 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.
Adjective
Definition: Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.