Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quarter
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quarter
Entailment of verb quarter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb quarter
4 senses of quarter
Sense 1
quarter, billet, canton
=> lodge, accommodate
Sense 2
draw, quarter, draw and quarter
=> kill
Sense 3
quarter
=> segment, section
Sense 4
quarter
=> divide, fraction
Familiarity of verb quarter
quarter used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb quarter
Sense 1
quarter, billet, canton
=> lodge, accommodate
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Sense 2
draw, quarter, draw and quarter
=> kill
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Sense 3
quarter
=> segment, section
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Sense 4
quarter
=> divide, fraction
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Grep of noun quarter
first quarter
forequarter
hindquarter
lamb's-quarter
last quarter
latin quarter
quarter
quarter-century
quarter-circle
quarter-hour
quarter crack
quarter day
quarter horse
quarter mile
quarter note
quarter plate
quarter round
quarter section
quarter sessions
quarter stock
quarterback
quarterdeck
quarterfinal
quartering
quarterlight
quarterly
quartermaster
quartermaster general
quartern
quarters
quarterstaff
quartertone
quartervine
three-quarter binding
Overview of noun quarter
The noun quarter has 13 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) one-fourth, fourth quarter, fourth part twenty-five percent, quartern -- (one of four equal parts "a quarter of a pound")
2. (4) quarter -- (a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter")
3. quarter -- (one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter")
4. quarter -- (a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock")
5. quarter -- (one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas")
6. quarter -- (a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter")
7. quarter -- (one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter")
8. quarter -- (a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds))
9. quarter -- ((British) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds))
10. quarter -- (a US coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine")
11. quarter -- (an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter")
12. stern, after part quarter, poop, tail -- (the rear part of a ship)
13. quarter -- (piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp)
Overview of verb quarter
The verb quarter has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. quarter, billet, canton -- (provide housing for of military personnel)
2. draw, quarter, draw and quarter -- (pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes")
3. quarter -- (divide into quarters; "quarter an apple")
4. quarter -- (divide by four divide into quarters)
Overview of adj quarter
The adj quarter has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) quarter -- (consisting of one of four equivalent parts "a quarter pound of butter")
Antonyms of adj quarter
1 sense of quarter
Sense 1
quarter(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA fractional) -> whole
Similarity of adj quarter
1 sense of quarter
Sense 1
quarter(postnominal)
=> fractional (vs. whole)
Attributes of adj quarter
Familiarity of adj quarter
quarter used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj quarter
quarter
quarterly
three-quarter
Overview of noun quarter
The noun quarter has 13 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) one-fourth, fourth quarter, fourth part twenty-five percent, quartern -- (one of four equal parts "a quarter of a pound")
2. (4) quarter -- (a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter")
3. quarter -- (one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter")
4. quarter -- (a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock")
5. quarter -- (one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas")
6. quarter -- (a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter")
7. quarter -- (one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter")
8. quarter -- (a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds))
9. quarter -- ((British) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds))
10. quarter -- (a US coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine")
11. quarter -- (an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter")
12. stern, after part quarter, poop, tail -- (the rear part of a ship)
13. quarter -- (piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp)
Overview of verb quarter
The verb quarter has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. quarter, billet, canton -- (provide housing for of military personnel)
2. draw, quarter, draw and quarter -- (pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes")
3. quarter -- (divide into quarters; "quarter an apple")
4. quarter -- (divide by four divide into quarters)
Overview of adj quarter
The adj quarter has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) quarter -- (consisting of one of four equivalent parts "a quarter pound of butter")
quarter definition
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