quarter

Letters that make quarter

a, e, r, t, q, u are letters that make 'quarter'

Words within quarter

ER, te, ar, quart, art, AR, Ar, Er, Te are words within 'quarter'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of quarter

quarters, quartern are words created by adding a letter to 'quarter'


18 possible definitions for 'quarter'

Quarter as "piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of piece of leather.

quarter as a part

'quarter' can be a part of upper.


Quarter as "a district of a city having some distinguishing character"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of city district.

Types of quarter

kasbah, casbah, medina, skid road, ghetto, barrio are types of 'quarter'.

Example of quarter used within this context

"the Latin Quarter"


Quarter as "an unspecified person"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of mortal, individual, someone, person, somebody, soul.

Example of quarter used within this context

"he dropped a word in the right quarter"


Quarter as "a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of time unit, unit of time.

quarter as a part

'quarter' can be a part of hour, hr, 60 minutes.

Example of quarter used within this context

"it's a quarter til 4", "a quarter after 4 o'clock"


Quarter as "a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit.

quarter as a part

'quarter' can be a part of hundredweight, cwt, long hundredweight.

Parts of quarter

bushel is a part of quarter.

quarter as a region

'quarter' can be a region of United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain


Quarter as "a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of avoirdupois unit.

quarter as a part

'quarter' can be a part of hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal.

Parts of quarter

lb, pound, stone are parts of 'quarter'.


Quarter as "one of four equal parts"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fourth, quartern, one-fourth, one-quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent have the same meaning as 'quarter'

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of common fraction, simple fraction.

Derivatives of quarter

draw and quarter, quarter, draw are derivatives of 'quarter'.

Example of quarter used within this context

"a quarter of a pound"


Quarter as "a fourth part of a year, three months"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of time period, period of time, period.

Derivatives of quarter

quarterly is a derivative of quarter.

Example of quarter used within this context

"unemployment fell during the last quarter"


Quarter as "(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of division, section, part.

quarter as a part

'quarter' can be a part of period of play, playing period, play.

quarter as a category

'quarter' can be a category of football, football game, professional basketball.

Example of quarter used within this context

"both teams scored in the first quarter"


Quarter as "provide housing for (military personnel)"

Under this definition, quarter is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

canton, billet have the same meaning as 'quarter'

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of lodge, accommodate.

quarter as a category

'quarter' can be a category of armed services, military machine, war machine, armed forces, military.

Derivatives of quarter

camp, cantonment, bivouac, quarters, quartering, living quarters, billet, encampment are derivatives of 'quarter'.


Quarter as "one of the four major division of the compass"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of orientation.

Example of quarter used within this context

"the wind is coming from that quarter"


Quarter as "divide into quarters"

Under this definition, quarter is a verb and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of segment, section.

Derivatives of quarter

fourth, quarter, quartern, one-fourth, one-quarter, fourth part, quartering, twenty-five percent are derivatives of 'quarter'.

Example of quarter used within this context

"quarter an apple"


Quarter as "pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him"

Under this definition, quarter is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

draw and quarter, draw have the same meaning as 'quarter'

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of kill.

Derivatives of quarter

fourth, quarter, quartern, one-fourth, one-quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent are derivatives of 'quarter'.

Example of quarter used within this context

"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"


Quarter as "divide by four, divide into quarters"

Under this definition, quarter is a verb and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of fraction, divide.

quarter as a category

'quarter' can be a category of arithmetic.

Derivatives of quarter

quartering is a derivative of quarter.


Quarter as "one of four periods into which the school year is divided"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of school term, academic session, session, academic term.

quarter as a part

'quarter' can be a part of school year, academic year.

Example of quarter used within this context

"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"


Quarter as "a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of coin.

Example of quarter used within this context

"he fed four quarters into the slot machine"


Quarter as "the rear part of a ship"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

after part, stern, tail, poop have the same meaning as 'quarter'

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of rear, back.

quarter as a part

'quarter' can be a part of ship.

Parts of quarter

escutcheon, skeg are parts of 'quarter'.


Quarter as "clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent"

Under this definition, quarter is a noun and has the following properties:

quarter as a type

'quarter' can be a type of clemency, mercifulness, mercy.

Example of quarter used within this context

"he surrendered but asked for quarter"



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