eng: quarter

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means(noun) one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"
quarter, fourth, twenty-five percent, quartern, one-fourth, one-quarter, fourth part
means(noun) a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
quarter
means(noun) (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"
quarter
means(noun) 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"
quarter
means(noun) one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
quarter
means(noun) a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
quarter
means(noun) one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"
quarter
means(noun) a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
quarter
means(noun) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
quarter
means(noun) a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
quarter
means(noun) an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
quarter
means(noun) the rear part of a ship
stern, quarter, poop, tail, after part
means(noun) piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
quarter
means(noun) clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
quarter
means(verb) provide housing for (military personnel)
billet, quarter, canton
means(verb) 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"
draw, draw and quarter, quarter
means(verb) divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
quarter
means(verb) divide by four; divide into quarters
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