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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quarter Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quarter Entailment of verb quarter Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb quarter 4 senses of quarter Sense 1 quarter, billet, canton => lodge, accommodate Sense 2 draw, quarter, draw and quarter => kill Sense 3 quarter => segment, section Sense 4 quarter => divide, fraction Familiarity of verb quarter quarter used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb quarter Sense 1 quarter, billet, canton => lodge, accommodate -------------- Sense 2 draw, quarter, draw and quarter => kill -------------- Sense 3 quarter => segment, section -------------- Sense 4 quarter => divide, fraction -------------- Grep of noun quarter first quarter forequarter hindquarter lamb's-quarter last quarter latin quarter quarter quarter-century quarter-circle quarter-hour quarter crack quarter day quarter horse quarter mile quarter note quarter plate quarter round quarter section quarter sessions quarter stock quarterback quarterdeck quarterfinal quartering quarterlight quarterly quartermaster quartermaster general quartern quarters quarterstaff quartertone quartervine three-quarter binding Overview of noun quarter The noun quarter has 13 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) one-fourth, fourth quarter, fourth part twenty-five percent, quartern -- (one of four equal parts "a quarter of a pound") 2. (4) quarter -- (a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter") 3. quarter -- (one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter") 4. quarter -- (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") 5. quarter -- (one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas") 6. quarter -- (a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter") 7. quarter -- (one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter") 8. quarter -- (a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)) 9. quarter -- ((British) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)) 10. quarter -- (a US coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine") 11. quarter -- (an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter") 12. stern, after part quarter, poop, tail -- (the rear part of a ship) 13. quarter -- (piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp) Overview of verb quarter The verb quarter has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quarter, billet, canton -- (provide housing for of military personnel) 2. draw, quarter, draw and quarter -- (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") 3. quarter -- (divide into quarters; "quarter an apple") 4. quarter -- (divide by four divide into quarters) Overview of adj quarter The adj quarter has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quarter -- (consisting of one of four equivalent parts "a quarter pound of butter") Antonyms of adj quarter 1 sense of quarter Sense 1 quarter(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA fractional) -> whole Similarity of adj quarter 1 sense of quarter Sense 1 quarter(postnominal) => fractional (vs. whole) Attributes of adj quarter Familiarity of adj quarter quarter used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj quarter quarter quarterly three-quarter Overview of noun quarter The noun quarter has 13 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) one-fourth, fourth quarter, fourth part twenty-five percent, quartern -- (one of four equal parts "a quarter of a pound") 2. (4) quarter -- (a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter") 3. quarter -- (one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter") 4. quarter -- (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") 5. quarter -- (one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas") 6. quarter -- (a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter") 7. quarter -- (one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter") 8. quarter -- (a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)) 9. quarter -- ((British) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)) 10. quarter -- (a US coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine") 11. quarter -- (an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter") 12. stern, after part quarter, poop, tail -- (the rear part of a ship) 13. quarter -- (piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp) Overview of verb quarter The verb quarter has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quarter, billet, canton -- (provide housing for of military personnel) 2. draw, quarter, draw and quarter -- (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") 3. quarter -- (divide into quarters; "quarter an apple") 4. quarter -- (divide by four divide into quarters) Overview of adj quarter The adj quarter has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quarter -- (consisting of one of four equivalent parts "a quarter pound of butter")
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