Thesaurus: quarters

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1. n. housing available for people to live in
2. n housing available for people to live in n one of four equal parts n a district of a city having some distinguishing character n (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided n a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour n one of four periods into which the school year is divided n a fourth part of a year; three months n one of the four major division of the compass n a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) n a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) n a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar n an unspecified person n the rear part of a ship n piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp n clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent v provide housing for (military personnel) v pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him v divide into quarters v divide by four; divide into quarters