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quarter
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- Q
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- UARTE
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
“he surrendered but asked for quarter”
noun
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
noun
the rear part of a ship
noun
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
“the Latin Quarter”
noun
an unspecified person
“he dropped a word in the right quarter”
noun
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
“he fed four quarters into the slot machine”
noun
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
noun
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
noun
one of four equal parts
“a quarter of a pound”
noun
one of the four major division of the compass
“the wind is coming from that quarter”
noun
a fourth part of a year; three months
“unemployment fell during the last quarter”
noun
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
“the fall quarter ends at Christmas”
noun
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
“it's a quarter til 4”
noun
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
“both teams scored in the first quarter”
verb
divide by four; divide into quarters
verb
divide into quarters
“quarter an apple”
verb
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
“in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes”
verb
provide housing for (military personnel)
In context
Example Sentences
he surrendered but asked for quarter
the Latin Quarter
he dropped a word in the right quarter
he fed four quarters into the slot machine
a quarter of a pound
the wind is coming from that quarter
unemployment fell during the last quarter
the fall quarter ends at Christmas
it's a quarter til 4
a quarter after 4 o'clock
both teams scored in the first quarter
quarter an apple
in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
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