Word of the Day – December 3, 2019

quarter

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Definitions

Type Definition Sources
Noun Clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent. (used 1 times in citations and controls)
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Noun Piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun A district of a city having some distinguishing character. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun An unspecified person. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun A United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds). (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds). (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun One of the four major division of the compass. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun A fourth part of a year; three months. (used 4 times in citations and controls)
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Noun One of four periods into which the school year is divided. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun A unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Divide by four; divide into quarters. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Divide into quarters. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Other Forms

Type Other Form
Past quarters
Past Participle quartering
Plural quarters
Third Person quartered

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