Definition of Quarter

Noun

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

Verb

• divide by four
  divide into quarters
  
• divide into quarters
  "quarter an apple"
  
• 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"
  draw - draw and quarter
• provide housing for (military personnel)
  billet canton

Word games points for the Quarter

• Scrabble® score of the quarter (16)
• Word Chums® score of the quarter (17)
• Words With Friends® score of the quarter (17)

Unscramble quarter

61 unscramble word found using the letters quarter.

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