quarter
Meanings
noun
- A fourth part of something.
- Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
- A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
- A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
- A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
- A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
- A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
- A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
- A fourth part of a hundredweight.
- A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
- A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
- One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.
adj
- Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
- Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).
- Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
verb
- To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
- To provide housing for (usually military personnel or equipment).
- To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
- To quartersaw.
- To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.
- To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield.
- To range to and fro over an area; to move from point to point.
verb
- To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
name
- A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7251).
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Etymology
From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.
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