quarter.
A fourth part of something.
Meaning & usage
A fourth part of something. Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
I ate a quarter of the pizza.
A fourth part of something. A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
A fourth part of something. A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
A fourth part of something. A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
A fourth part of something. A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
A fourth part of something. A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
A fourth part of something. 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 something. A fourth part of a hundredweight.
A fourth part of something. 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 fourth part of something. A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
A fourth part of something. One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.
A fourth part of something. A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.
Place or position. A region or place.
Place or position. Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.
Place or position. A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.
Place or position. One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.
Place or position. A topic or area of endeavour.
Place or position. The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
Place or position. The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.
The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.
A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
We got help form every quarter.
opposition to the policy came from an unexpected quarter, as well as from certain quarters which had historically opposed it
Relations between people.
Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
A quarterback.
A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.
A quarterfinal.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.
Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).
a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound
Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year.
A quarter session is one held quarterly at the end of a quarter.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.
To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
To provide housing for (usually military personnel or equipment).
Quarter the horses in the third stable.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French cartayer.
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