quarter
definition: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
example: We surrendered but asked for quarter, hoping that our captors would be accommodating.
speech part: noun
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definition: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
example: I had the cobbler replace the quarter on my boots.
speech part: noun
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definition: the rear part of a ship
example: I snuck aboard the boat by hiding in the quarter.
speech part: noun
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tail
definition: a district of a city having some distinguishing character
example: The French Quarter of the city is considered to be the most beautiful.
speech part: noun
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definition: an unspecified person
example: They dropped a word in the right quarter.
speech part: noun
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definition: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
example: I fed four quarters into the slot machine.
speech part: noun
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definition: a quarter of a hundredweight, 28 pounds
example:
speech part: noun
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definition: one of four equal parts
example: I ate a quarter of the pie.
speech part: noun
definition: one of the four major division of the compass
example: The wind is coming from that quarter.
speech part: noun
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definition: a fourth part of a year, usually in financial areas
example: What are your sales figures for the last quarter?
speech part: noun
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definition: one of four periods into which the school year is divided
example: The fall quarter ends at Christmas.
speech part: noun
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definition: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
example: It's now a quarter to four.
speech part: noun
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definition: one of four timed divisions into which some games are divided
example: Both teams scored in the first quarter.
speech part: noun
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definition: to divide by four
example: If you quarter twelve, you get three.
speech part: verb
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definition: to divide into quarters
example: I quartered a pie.
speech part: verb
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definition: to pull a person apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
example: In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes.
speech part: verb
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draw
definition: to provide housing for, usually used for military personnel
example: I was quartered in a bunker at first.
speech part: verb
synonyms:
billet