quarter
English Thesaurus
1. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | clemency, mercifulness, mercy, |
| definition | : | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (noun.act) |
2. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | piece of leather, |
| definition | : | a separate part consisting of leather (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | upper, |
| definition | : | piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot (noun.artifact) |
3. the rear part of a ship (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | back, rear, |
| definition | : | the side that goes last or is not normally seen (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | escutcheon, |
| definition | : | (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | skeg, |
| definition | : | a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | ship, |
| definition | : | a vessel that carries passengers or freight (noun.artifact) |
4. a district of a city having some distinguishing character (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | city district, |
| definition | : | a district of a town or city (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | ghetto, |
| definition | : | formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | casbah, kasbah, |
| definition | : | an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | medina, |
| definition | : | the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | skid road, |
| definition | : | the district of a town frequented by loggers (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | barrio, |
| definition | : | a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States) (noun.location) |
5. an unspecified person (noun.person)
6. a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | coin, |
| definition | : | a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money (noun.possession) |
7. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | bushel, |
| definition | : | a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks (noun.quantity) |
8. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | avoirdupois unit, |
| definition | : | any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | lb, pound, |
| definition | : | 16 ounces avoirdupois (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | stone, |
| definition | : | an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds (noun.quantity) |
9. one of four equal parts (noun.quantity)
10. one of the four major division of the compass (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | orientation, |
| definition | : | position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions (noun.linkdef) |
11. a fourth part of a year; three months (noun.time)
12. one of four periods into which the school year is divided (noun.time)
| part meronym | : | academic year, school year, |
| definition | : | the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying (noun.time) |
13. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour (noun.time)
| part meronym | : | 60 minutes, hour, hr, |
| definition | : | a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day (noun.time) |
14. (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | division, part, section, |
| definition | : | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | football, football game, |
| definition | : | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal (noun.act) |
15. divide by four; divide into quarters (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | divide, fraction, |
| definition | : | perform a division (verb.cognition) |
| domain category | : | arithmetic, |
| definition | : | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations (noun.cognition) |
16. divide into quarters (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | section, segment, |
| definition | : | divide into segments (verb.contact) |
17. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
18. provide housing for (military personnel) (verb.stative)
19. one of four equal parts (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | quarter, |
| definition | : | divide into quarters (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | draw, draw and quarter, quarter, |
| definition | : | pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him (verb.social) |
20. a fourth part of a year; three months (noun.time)
| derivation | : | quarterly, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or consisting of a quarter (adj.pert) |
21. divide by four; divide into quarters (verb.cognition)
22. divide into quarters (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent, fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent, |
| definition | : | one of four equal parts (noun.quantity) |
23. provide housing for (military personnel) (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | billet, |
| definition | : | lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | quartering, |
| definition | : | living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) (noun.artifact) |
24. one of four equal parts (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | quarter, |
| definition | : | divide into quarters (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | draw, draw and quarter, quarter, |
| definition | : | pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him (verb.social) |
25. a fourth part of a year; three months (noun.time)
| derivation | : | quarterly, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or consisting of a quarter (adj.pert) |
26. divide by four; divide into quarters (verb.cognition)
27. divide into quarters (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent, fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent, |
| definition | : | one of four equal parts (noun.quantity) |
28. provide housing for (military personnel) (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | billet, |
| definition | : | lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | quartering, |
| definition | : | living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) (noun.artifact) |
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