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quarter

verbnoun /kwɔrtər/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 16 WWF 17
Definitions
verb

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”

noun

a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

“he fed four quarters into the slot machine”

noun

a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

“it's a quarter til 4”

noun

clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

“he surrendered but asked for quarter”

verb

divide by four; divide into quarters

verb

divide into quarters

“quarter an apple”

noun

one of four divisions into which some games are divided

“both teams scored in the first quarter”

noun

one of four periods into which the school year is divided

“the fall quarter ends at Christmas”

noun

one of the four major division of the compass

“the wind is coming from that quarter”

noun

piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

noun

one of four equal parts

“a quarter of a pound”

noun

the rear part of a ship

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