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noun : QUARTER
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" ;
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2. (
) a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" ;
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3. (
) (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" ;
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4. (
) 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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5. (
) one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" ;
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6. (
) a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter" ;
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7. (
) one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter" ;
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8. (
) a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) ;
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9. (
) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) ;
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10. (
) a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" ;
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11. (
) an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" ;
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12. (
) the rear part of a ship ;
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13. (
) piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp ;
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14. (
) clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter" ;
verb : QUARTER
Source:WordNet 3.1
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2. (
) 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" ;
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3. (
) divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" ;
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4. (
) divide by four; divide into quarters ;
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