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quarter


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  draw,  quarter,  draw  and  quarter 
  =>  kill 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  quarter 
  =>  segment,  section 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  quarter 
  =>  divide,  fraction 
  -------------- 
 
  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