Definitions
How to pronounce quarter:
Quarter - as a noun
One of four equal parts
Example: "A quarter of a pound"
A district of a city having some distinguishing character
Example: "The latin quarter"
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
Example: "Both teams scored in the first quarter"
A unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
Example: "It's a quarter til 4"
One of four periods into which the school year is divided
Example: "The fall quarter ends at christmas"
A fourth part of a year; three months
Example: "Unemployment fell during the last quarter"
One of the four major division of the compass
Example: "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
Example: "He fed four quarters into the slot machine"
An unspecified person
Example: "He dropped a word in the right quarter"
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
Example: "He surrendered but asked for quarter"
Quarter - as a verb
Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Example: "In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
Divide into quarters
Example: "Quarter an apple"
Divide by four; divide into quarters
Quarter - as an adjective
Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (1/4, 25%).
Example: "A quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound"
Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
Example: "A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year."
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
QUARTER has a SCRABBLE points total of 16.
QUARTER has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 17.
QUARTER has a WORDFEUD points total of 17.
