quarter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɔːrr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɔrtɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwôrtər)


quarter
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Sense: Noun: one of four equal parts
Synonyms:
one quarter, one fourth, fourth Collocations, one-fourth part, one-quarter part, quarter part, fourth part, 25 per cent, quarter section
Sense: Noun: three-month period
Synonyms:
three months, 90 days, ninety days, three-month period, three-month term, trimester, period Collocations, term Collocations, financial quarter, first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, last quarter
Sense: Noun: 15-minute period
Synonyms:
15 minutes, fifteen minutes, quarter of an hour, quarter-hour, 15-minute period
Sense: Noun: one quarter of a dollar
Synonyms:
25 cents, twenty-five cents, quarter of a dollar, quarter dollar, coin Collocations, two bits (US, informal)
Sense: Noun: section of a community
Synonyms:
neighborhood Collocations, neighbourhood (UK), district Collocations, section Collocations, area Collocations, community Collocations, ward Collocations, precinct (US), part of town, French Quarter (US), Latin Quarter, ghetto Collocations, enclave
Sense: Noun: place to live - plural
Synonyms:
house Collocations, home Collocations, residence Collocations, barrack, sleeping quarters, living quarters, abode, dwelling Collocations, domicile, accommodation Collocations, lodging Collocations, pad Collocations (slang), digs (slang), crib Collocations (slang), place to live
Sense: Noun: mercy
Synonyms:
mercy Collocations, mercifulness, leniency, lenience, clemency, compassion, kindness Collocations, pity Collocations
Sense: Verb: divide into parts
Synonyms:
cleave, dismember, cut up, cut Collocations, divide Collocations, divide up, slice up, section Collocations, quadrisect, cut sth into four, cut sth into four pieces, portion out
Sense: Verb: provide with living quarters
Synonyms:
lodge Collocations, shelter Collocations, board Collocations, accommodate Collocations, house Collocations, put up (informal), domicile, take in, roof Collocations, room Collocations, billet, harbor Collocations, harbour (UK)


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