quarter

(noun) one of four equal parts. Synonyms: one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern. Example: "A quarter of a pound."

(noun) a district of a city having some distinguishing character. Example: "The latin quarter."

(noun) (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided. Example: "Both teams scored in the first quarter."

(noun) a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour. Examples: "It's a quarter til 4." "A quarter after 4 o'clock."

(noun) one of four periods into which the school year is divided. Example: "The fall quarter ends at christmas."

(noun) a fourth part of a year; three months. Example: "Unemployment fell during the last quarter."

(noun) one of the four major division of the compass. Example: "The wind is coming from that quarter."

(noun) a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds).

(noun) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds).

(noun) a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar. Example: "He fed four quarters into the slot machine."

(noun) an unspecified person. Example: "He dropped a word in the right quarter."

(noun) the rear part of a ship. Synonyms: stern, after part, poop, tail.

(noun) piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp.

(noun) clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent. Example: "He surrendered but asked for quarter."

(verb) provide housing for (military personnel). Synonyms: billet, canton.

(verb) pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him. Synonyms: draw, draw and quarter. Example: "In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes."

(verb) divide into quarters. Example: "Quarter an apple."

(verb) divide by four; divide into quarters.