quarter


Meanings

  • one of four equal parts;
    • "a quarter of a pound"
  • a district of a city having some distinguishing character;
  • (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided;
    • "both teams scored in the first 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"
  • one of four periods into which the school year is divided;
    • "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
  • a fourth part of a year; three months;
    • "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
  • one of the four major division of the compass;
    • "the wind is coming from that quarter"
  • a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
  • a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
  • a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar;
    • "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
  • an unspecified person;
    • "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
  • the rear part of a ship
  • piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
  • clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent;
    • "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
  • provide housing for (military personnel)
  • 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"
  • divide into quarters;
    • "quarter an apple"
  • divide by four; divide into quarters
  • QUARTER v -ED, -ING, -S to divide into four equal parts


Scrabble Score: 16

quarter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

quarter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

quarter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 17

quarter is a valid Words With Friends word