Unscramble quarter

Definition of quarter

noun:

• one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound". Synonyms: fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent.
• 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".
• 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".
• one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas".
• a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter".
• one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter".
• a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds).
• a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds).
• 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. Synonyms: after part, poop, stern, tail.
• piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp.
• clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter".

verb:

• provide housing for (military personnel). Synonyms: billet, canton.
• 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". Synonyms: draw, draw and quarter.
• divide into quarters; "quarter an apple".
• divide by four; divide into quarters.

Related words

barrio, casbah, ghetto, kasbah, medina.

Words nearby

quartern, quarters, quartet.

Rhymes with

exporter, importer, mortar, porter, reporter, snorter, sorter, supporter, transporter.