Wondering how to hyphenate the English word quarter? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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One of four equal parts A quarter of a pound |
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A district of a city having some distinguishing character The Latin Quarter |
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(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided Both teams scored in the first quarter |
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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 |
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One of four periods into which the school year is divided The fall quarter ends at Christmas |
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A fourth part of a year Three months Unemployment fell during the last quarter |
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One of the four major division of the compass The wind is coming from that quarter |
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A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) |
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A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) |
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A United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar He fed four quarters into the slot machine |
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An unspecified person He dropped a word in the right quarter |
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The rear part of a ship |
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Piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp |
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Clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent He surrendered but asked for quarter |
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Provide housing for (military personnel) |
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Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him In the old days |
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People were drawn and quartered for certain crimes |
| 18. |
Divide into quarters Quarter an apple |
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Divide by four Divide into quarters |
| noun | one-fourth, fourth, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern, common fraction, simple fraction
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| noun | city district
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| noun | playing period, period of play, play |
| noun | time unit, unit of time
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| noun | school term, academic term, academic session, session |
| noun | time period, period of time, period |
| noun | orientation |
| noun | avoirdupois unit
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| noun | British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
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| noun | coin |
| noun | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul |
| noun | stern, after part, poop, tail, rear, back |
| noun | piece of leather
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| verb | billet, canton, lodge, accommodate |
| verb | draw, draw and quarter, kill |
| verb | segment, section |
| verb | divide, fraction |