ALL meanings of quarter
quar·ter
Q q - verb quarter to divide (a shield) into four separate bearings with a cross 0
- verb quarter to place (one set of arms) in diagonally opposite quarters to another 0
- adjective quarter being or consisting of one of four equal parts 0
- noun quarter any of the four equal parts of something; fourth 0
- noun quarter one fourth of a hundredweight: 25 pounds in the U.S., 28 pounds in Great Britain 0
- noun quarter one fourth of a yard, or 9 inches; span 0
- noun quarter one fourth of a pound 0
- noun quarter one fourth of a mile; two furlongs 0
- noun quarter one fourth of a year; three months 0
- noun quarter any of the three terms, of about eleven weeks each, which make up an academic year in some schools and colleges 0
- noun quarter one fourth of an hour; 15 minutes 0
- noun quarter the moment marking the end of each fourth of an hour 0
- noun quarter one fourth of a dollar; 25 cents 0
- noun quarter a U.S. or Canadian coin equal to 25 cents: the U.S. quarter is made of copper and nickel 0
- noun quarter any leg of a four-legged animal, with the adjoining parts 0
- noun quarter any of four main points of the compass 0
- noun quarter any of the four divisions of the horizon as marked off by these points 0
- noun quarter any of the regions of the earth thought of as under these divisions 0
- noun quarter a particular district or section in a city 0
- noun quarter lodgings; place of abode 0
- noun quarter mercy granted to a surrendering foe 0
- noun quarter a particular person, group, place, etc., esp. one serving as a source or origin 0
- noun quarter the part forming the side of a shoe from the heel to the vamp 0
- noun quarter the period of time in which the moon makes about one fourth of its revolution around the earth 0
- noun quarter the first or last quarter phase of the moon, when it appears half lighted 0
- noun quarter any of the four periods into which a game is divided 0
- noun quarter any of the four equal divisions of a shield 0
- noun quarter the bearing occupying such a division 0
- noun quarter the after part of a ship's side, between the beam and the stern 0
- noun quarter a direction at a 45° angle aft of either beam 0
- noun quarter an assembly of crew members as for muster or at assigned stations for a specific drill or emergency 0
- verb transitive quarter to divide into four equal parts 0
- verb transitive quarter to separate into any number of parts 0
- verb transitive quarter to defile (the body of a person put to death) by dismembering it or cutting it into quarters 0
- verb transitive quarter to provide lodgings for; specif., to assign (soldiers) to lodgings 0
- verb transitive quarter to cover (an area) by passing back and forth over it in many directions like hounds in hunting; search intensively 0
- verb transitive quarter to place or bear (different coats of arms) on the quarters of a shield 0
- verb transitive quarter to add (a coat of arms) to a shield 0
- verb transitive quarter to set (a crank, etc.) at right angles to the connecting part 0
- intransitive verb quarter to be lodged or stationed (at or with) 0
- intransitive verb quarter to range over an area like hounds in hunting 0
- intransitive verb quarter to swim, sail, etc. at an angle because of the wind, current, etc. 0
- adjective quarter constituting a quarter; equal to a quarter 0