quarter
nouns
one of four equal parts
"a quarter of a pound"
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
"the Latin Quarter"
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
"both teams scored in the first quarter"
is a part of
(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
"rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
domain category
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
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"
is a part of
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
"the job will take more than an hour"
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
is a part of
the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
is a type of (narrower)
the time during which a school holds classes
"they had to shorten the school term"
a fourth part of a year; three months
"unemployment fell during the last quarter"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
an amount of time
"a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
one of the four major division of the compass
"the wind is coming from that quarter"
is a type of (narrower)
position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
is a part of
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
is a part of
a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
domain region
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 (narrower)
a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
"he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
an unspecified person
"he dropped a word in the right quarter"
the rear part of a ship
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
is a part of
piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
"Uppers come in many styles"
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
"he surrendered but asked for quarter"
is a type of (narrower)
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
"he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
verbs
provide housing for (military personnel)
is derived from
is derived from
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"
divide into quarters
"quarter an apple"
is derived from
divide by four; divide into quarters
is derived from
domain category
the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
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