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quarter

noun
  1. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
    “We surrendered but asked for quarter, hoping that our captors would be accommodating.”
  2. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
    “I had the cobbler replace the quarter on my boots.”
  3. the rear part of a ship
    “I snuck aboard the boat by hiding in the quarter.”
    tail
  4. a district of a city having some distinguishing character
    “The French Quarter of the city is considered to be the most beautiful.”
  5. an unspecified person
    “They dropped a word in the right quarter.”
  6. a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
    “I fed four quarters into the slot machine.”
  7. a quarter of a hundredweight, 28 pounds
  8. one of four equal parts
    “I ate a quarter of the pie.”
    fourthquarternone-fourthone-quarterfourth part
  9. one of the four major division of the compass
    “The wind is coming from that quarter.”
  10. a fourth part of a year, usually in financial areas
    “What are your sales figures for the last quarter?”
  11. one of four periods into which the school year is divided
    “The fall quarter ends at Christmas.”
  12. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
    “It's now a quarter to four.”
  13. one of four timed divisions into which some games are divided
    “Both teams scored in the first quarter.”
verb
  1. to divide by four
    “If you quarter twelve, you get three.”
  2. to divide into quarters
    “I quartered a pie.”
  3. to pull a person apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
    “In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes.”
    draw
  4. to provide housing for, usually used for military personnel
    “I was quartered in a bunker at first.”
    billet