Quarter (Noun)
Meaning 1
A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds).
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 2
Clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
An unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
The rear part of a ship.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
A United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine".
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Meaning 6
A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds).
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Meaning 7
Piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 8
One of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter".
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Meaning 9
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".
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 10
One of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas".
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 11
One of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound".
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 12
A fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter".
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 13
A district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 14
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter".
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.