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Words with a similar base: living_quarters, quarters

'quarters'

[living_quarters.n.01] as in: housing available for people to live in

Examples:
he found quarters for his family
I visited his bachelor quarters

'quarters'

[one-fourth.n.01] as in: one of four equal parts

Examples:
a quarter of a pound

'quarters'

[quarter.n.02] as in: a district of a city having some distinguishing character

Examples:
the Latin Quarter

'quarters'

[quarter.n.03] as in: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided

Examples:
both teams scored in the first quarter

'quarters'

[quarter.n.04] as in: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

Examples:
it's a quarter til 4
a quarter after 4 o'clock

'quarters'

[quarter.n.05] as in: one of four periods into which the school year is divided

Examples:
the fall quarter ends at Christmas

'quarters'

[quarter.n.06] as in: a fourth part of a year; three months

Examples:
unemployment fell during the last quarter

'quarters'

[quarter.n.07] as in: one of the four major division of the compass

Examples:
the wind is coming from that quarter

'quarters'

[quarter.n.08] as in: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

'quarters'

[quarter.n.09] as in: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

'quarters'

[quarter.n.10] as in: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

Examples:
he fed four quarters into the slot machine

'quarters'

[quarter.n.11] as in: an unspecified person

Examples:
he dropped a word in the right quarter

'quarters'

[stern.n.01] as in: the rear part of a ship

'quarters'

[quarter.n.13] as in: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

'quarters'

[quarter.n.14] as in: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

Examples:
he surrendered but asked for quarter

'quarters'

[quarter.v.01] as in: provide housing for (military personnel)

'quarters'

[draw.v.23] as in: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

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

'quarters'

[quarter.v.03] as in: divide into quarters

Examples:
quarter an apple

'quarters'

[quarter.v.04] as in: divide by four; divide into quarters