quarter

quarter is a valid 7-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does quarter mean?

  • verb

    pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

  • noun

    a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

  • noun

    a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

  • noun

    clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

  • verb

    divide by four; divide into quarters

  • verb

    divide into quarters

  • noun

    (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided

  • noun

    one of four periods into which the school year is divided

  • noun

    one of the four major division of the compass

  • noun

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

  • noun

    one of four equal parts

  • noun

    the rear part of a ship

  • verb

    provide housing for (military personnel)

  • noun

    a district of a city having some distinguishing character

  • noun

    a fourth part of a year; three months

  • noun

    an unspecified person

  • noun

    a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

  • noun

    a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

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