QUARTER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • piece of leather (what does piece of leather mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the rear part of a ship
   Synonym(s)
   • after part (what does after part mean?)
   • poop (what does poop mean?)
   • stern (what does stern mean?)
   • tail (what does tail mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rear (what does rear mean?)
   • back (what does back mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a district of a city having some distinguishing character
   Usage Example(s)
   • the Latin Quarter
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • city district (what does city district mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ghetto (what does ghetto mean?)
   • kasbah (what does kasbah mean?)
   • casbah (what does casbah mean?)
   • medina (what does medina mean?)
   • barrio (what does barrio mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an unspecified person
   Usage Example(s)
   • he dropped a word in the right quarter
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • individual (what does individual mean?)
   • someone (what does someone mean?)
   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
   • mortal (what does mortal mean?)
   • human (what does human mean?)
   • soul (what does soul mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar
   Usage Example(s)
   • he fed four quarters into the slot machine
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • coin (what does coin mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • British capacity unit (what does British capacity unit mean?)
   • Imperial capacity unit (what does Imperial capacity unit mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • avoirdupois unit (what does avoirdupois unit mean?)
8. Meaning
   • one of four equal parts
   Synonym(s)
   • fourth (what does fourth mean?)
   • fourth part (what does fourth part mean?)
   • one-fourth (what does one-fourth mean?)
   • quartern (what does quartern mean?)
   • twenty-five percent (what does twenty-five percent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a quarter of a pound
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • common fraction (what does common fraction mean?)
   • simple fraction (what does simple fraction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • quarter (what does quarter mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • quarter (what does quarter mean?)
   • draw and quarter (what does draw and quarter mean?)
9. Meaning
   • one of the four major division of the compass
   Usage Example(s)
   • the wind is coming from that quarter
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • orientation (what does orientation mean?)
10. Meaning
    • a fourth part of a year
    • three months
    Usage Example(s)
    • unemployment fell during the last quarter
    Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • time period (what does time period mean?)
    • period of time (what does period of time mean?)
    • period (what does period mean?)
11. Meaning
    • one of four periods into which the school year is divided
    Usage Example(s)
    • the fall quarter ends at Christmas
    Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • school term (what does school term mean?)
    • academic term (what does academic term mean?)
    • academic session (what does academic session mean?)
    • session (what does session mean?)
12. Meaning
    • a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
    Usage Example(s)
    • it’’s a quarter til 4
    • a quarter after 4 o”clock
    Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • time unit (what does time unit mean?)
    • unit of time (what does unit of time mean?)
13. Meaning
    • one of four periods of play into which some games are divided
    Usage Example(s)
    • both teams scored in the first quarter
    Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • playing period (what does playing period mean?)
    • period of play (what does period of play mean?)
    • play (what does play mean?)

QUARTER as VERB

1. Meaning
   • divide by four
   • divide into quarters
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
   • fraction (what does fraction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • quartering (what does quartering mean?)
2. Meaning
   • divide into quarters
   Usage Example(s)
   • quarter an apple
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • segment (what does segment mean?)
   • section (what does section mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • one-fourth (what does one-fourth mean?)
   • fourth (what does fourth mean?)
   • quarter (what does quarter mean?)
   • fourth part (what does fourth part mean?)
   • twenty-five percent (what does twenty-five percent mean?)
   • quartern (what does quartern mean?)
   • quartering (what does quartering mean?)
3. Meaning
   • pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
   Synonym(s)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • draw and quarter (what does draw and quarter mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • kill (what does kill mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • one-fourth (what does one-fourth mean?)
   • fourth (what does fourth mean?)
   • quarter (what does quarter mean?)
   • fourth part (what does fourth part mean?)
   • twenty-five percent (what does twenty-five percent mean?)
   • quartern (what does quartern mean?)
4. Meaning
   • provide housing for (military personnel)
   Synonym(s)
   • billet (what does billet mean?)
   • canton (what does canton mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) quarter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lodge (what does lodge mean?)
   • accommodate (what does accommodate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • camp (what does camp mean?)
   • encampment (what does encampment mean?)
   • cantonment (what does cantonment mean?)
   • bivouac (what does bivouac mean?)
   • billet (what does billet mean?)
   • living quarters (what does living quarters mean?)
   • quarters (what does quarters mean?)
   • quartering (what does quartering mean?)