quarter
noun
[ ˈk(w)ɔːtə ]
• each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.
• "she cut each apple into quarters"
• one fourth of a pound weight (avoirdupois, equal to 4 ounces).
• the haunches or hindquarters of a horse.
• "they have strong, muscular quarters"
• a part of a town or city having a particular character or use.
• "a beautiful port city with a fascinating medieval quarter"
Similar:
district,
area,
region,
part,
side,
neighbourhood,
precinct,
locality,
sector,
section,
zone,
tract,
belt,
ghetto,
community,
colony,
pocket,
enclave,
territory,
province,
parish,
ward,
• the direction of one of the points of the compass, especially as a direction from which the wind blows.
• rooms or lodgings, especially those allocated to people in military or domestic service.
• "they lived in RAF married quarters"
Similar:
accommodation,
lodgings,
rooms,
chambers,
place of residence,
home,
shelter,
pied-à-terre,
digs,
pad,
billet,
abode,
dwelling,
dwelling place,
residence,
domicile,
habitation,
• pity or mercy shown towards an enemy or opponent who is in one's power.
• "the riot squad gave no quarter"
Similar:
mercy,
leniency,
clemency,
lenity,
compassion,
pity,
charity,
forbearance,
indulgence,
kindness,
sympathy,
tolerance,
• each of four or more roughly equal divisions of a shield separated by vertical and horizontal lines.
quarter
verb
• divide into four equal or corresponding parts.
• "peel and quarter the bananas"
• be stationed or lodged in a specified place.
• "many were quartered in tents"
Similar:
accommodate,
house,
board,
lodge,
give accommodation to,
provide with accommodation,
put up,
take in,
give a bed to,
install,
give a roof to,
put a roof over someone's head,
shelter,
billet,
• range over or traverse (an area) in every direction.
• "we watched a pair of kingfishers quartering the river looking for minnows"
Similar:
patrol,
range over,
tour,
reconnoitre,
traverse,
survey,
inspect,
spy out,
scout,
recce,
• display (different coats of arms) in quarters of a shield, especially to show arms inherited from heiresses who have married into the bearer's family.
• "Edward III quartered the French royal arms with his own"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius ‘fourth part of a measure’, from quartus ‘fourth’, from quattuor ‘four’.
