quarters Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun housing available for people to live in
    living quarters.
    • he found quarters for his family
    • I visited his bachelor quarters
  2. noun one of four equal parts
    twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; quartern; one-fourth; fourth; quarter.
    • a quarter of a pound
  3. noun a district of a city having some distinguishing character
    quarter.
    • the Latin Quarter
  4. noun (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
    quarter.
    • both teams scored in the first quarter
  5. noun a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
    quarter.
    • it's a quarter til 4
    • a quarter after 4 o'clock
  6. noun one of four periods into which the school year is divided
    quarter.
    • the fall quarter ends at Christmas
  7. noun a fourth part of a year; three months
    quarter.
    • unemployment fell during the last quarter
  8. noun one of the four major division of the compass
    quarter.
    • the wind is coming from that quarter
  9. noun a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
    quarter.
  10. noun a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
    quarter.
  11. noun a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
    quarter.
    • he fed four quarters into the slot machine
  12. noun an unspecified person
    quarter.
    • he dropped a word in the right quarter
  13. noun the rear part of a ship
    poop; quarter; after part; tail; stern.
  14. noun piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
    quarter.
  15. noun clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
    quarter.
    • he surrendered but asked for quarter
  16. verb provide housing for (military personnel)
    billet; quarter; canton.
  17. verb pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
    draw; quarter; draw and quarter.
    • in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
  18. verb divide into quarters
    quarter.
    • quarter an apple
  19. verb divide by four; divide into quarters
    quarter.

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