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quarter

n. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

quarter

n. a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"

quarter

n. a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"

quarter

n. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

quarter

n. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

quarter

n. a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"

quarter

n. one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"

quarter

n. one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"

fourth, one-fourth, quartern, fourth part, twenty-five percent

n. one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"

quarter

v. divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"

draw and quarter

v. 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"

divide by four, divide into quarters

v. divide by four; divide into quarters

billet, canton

v. provide housing for (military personnel)

quarter

adj. consisting of one of four equivalent parts: "a quarter pound of butter"

territory, district, populated area

n. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

area

n. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

borough

n. one of the administrative divisions of a large city

ward

n. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity, locality

n. a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

venue, locale, locus

n. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

region

n. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

location

n. a point or extent in space

zone

n. a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features

jurisdiction

n. in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

domain, land, demesne

n. territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

sector

n. a portion of a military position

zone, geographical zone

n. any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

span

n. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

quarter

n. one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"

semester

n. one of two divisions of an academic year

presidency, administration, presidential term

n. the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"

term

n. a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

presidency, administration, presidential term

n. the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"

interval, time interval

n. a definite length of time marked off by two instants

span

n. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

quarter

n. a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"

semester

n. half a year; a period of 6 months

reign

n. a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"

house, put up

v. provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"

shelter, bield, provide shelter for

v. provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

camp, bivouac, encamp, camp out

v. live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"

aliquot

adj. signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

broken, incomplete

adj. lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

component, constituent

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

divisional

adj. constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit; "American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel"; "fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit"

fragmental, fragmentary

adj. consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains"

half

adj. consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"

halfway

adj. including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"

part

adj. relating to only part of a whole: "part owner"

partial

adj. being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

semi

adj. (prefix) half or partial: "semicircular"; "semiannual"; "semiconscious"

third

adj. being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money"

three-quarter

adj. representing three quarters of something; "a three-quarter-length portrait"; "a three-quarter view"

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