ALL meanings of quarter
quar·ter
Q q - verb with object quarter to assign to a particular place for service, action, etc., as on a battleship. 1
- noun quarter American football: 15-minute period 1
- verb with object quarter to traverse (the ground) from left to right and right to left while advancing, as dogs in search of game. 1
- noun quarter phase of the moon 1
- verb with object quarter Heraldry. to divide (an escutcheon) into four or more parts. to place or bear quarterly (different coats of arms, etc.) on an escutcheon. to display (a coat of arms) with one's own on an escutcheon. 1
- noun quarter weight: quarter of a pound 1
- verb without object quarter to take up, or be in quarters; lodge: to quarter in a cheap hotel. 1
- noun quarter unspecified area, group 1
- verb without object quarter to range to and fro, as dogs in search of game. 1
- noun quarter turn: 45 degrees 1
- verb without object quarter Nautical. to sail so as to have the wind or sea on the quarter. 1
- noun plural quarter military housing 1
- fraction quarter A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. 0
- fraction quarter Quarter is also a predeterminer. 0
- fraction quarter Quarter is also an adjective. 0
- countable noun quarter A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters. 0
- uncountable noun quarter When you are telling the time, you use quarter to talk about the fifteen minutes before or after an hour. For example, 8.15 is quarter past eight, and 8.45 is quarter to nine. In American English, you can also say that 8.15 is a quarter after eight and 8.45 is a quarter of nine. 0
- verb quarter If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts. 0
- verb quarter If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size. 0
- countable noun quarter A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents. 0
- countable noun quarter A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work. 0
- countable noun quarter To refer to a person or group you may not want to name, you can talk about the reactions or actions from a particular quarter. 0
- noun plural quarter The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters. 0
- verb quarter If people are quartered somewhere, they are provided with accommodation for a short time, usually while they are working away from home. 0
- noun quarter one of four equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, amount, etc 0
- noun quarter the fraction equal to one divided by four (1⁄4) 0
- noun quarter a quarter of a dollar; 25-cent piece 0
- noun quarter a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a hundredweight. 1 US quarter is equal to 25 pounds; 1 Brit quarter is equal to 28 pounds 0
- noun quarter a fourth part of a year; three months 0
- noun quarter one fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the earth 0
- noun quarter either of two phases of the moon, first quarter or last quarter, when half of the lighted surface is visible from the earth 0
- noun quarter a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces 0
- noun quarter a unit of capacity for grain, etc, usually equal to 8 UK bushels 0
- noun quarter one of the four periods into which certain games are divided 0
- noun quarter the part of a vessel's side towards the stern, usually aft of the aftermost mast 0
- noun quarter the general direction along the water in the quadrant between the beam of a vessel and its stern 0
- noun quarter a region or district of a town or city 0
- noun quarter a region, direction, or point of the compass 0
- noun quarter an unspecified person or group of people 0
- noun quarter mercy or pity, as shown to a defeated opponent (esp in the phrases ask for or give quarter) 0
- noun quarter any of the four limbs, including the adjacent parts, of the carcass of a quadruped or bird 0
- noun quarter the side part of the wall of a horse's hoof 0
- noun quarter the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp 0
- noun quarter one of four more or less equal quadrants into which a shield may be divided 0
- verb quarter to divide into four equal or nearly equal parts 0
- verb quarter to divide into any number of parts 0
- verb quarter (esp formerly) to dismember (a human body) 0
- verb quarter to billet or be billeted in lodgings, esp (of military personnel) in civilian lodgings 0
- verb quarter (of gun dogs or hounds) to range over an area of ground in search of game or the scent of quarry 0
- verb quarter (of the wind) to blow onto a vessel's quarter 0