A Quick and Simple Dictionary

quarter

1. Adjective.  Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
2. Adjective.  (chiefly) Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (1/4, 25%).
3. Adjective.  (chiefly) Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
4. Noun.  Any one of four equal parts into which something has been divided.
5. Noun.  ''(United States and Canada)'' A coin worth 25 cents.
6. Noun.  A period of three consecutive months.
7. Noun.  A section or area (of a town, etc.).
8. Noun.  (uncountable) Accommodation granted to a defeated opponent.
9. Noun.  An old English measure of corn, containing 8 bushels.
10. Noun.  An old English measure of cloth, nine inches or four nails.
11. Noun.  (historical) Each of the four divisions or watches of a twelve-hour night.
12. Verb.  (transitive) To divide into quarters.
13. Verb.  (transitive) To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
14. Verb.  (obsolete) To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.