quarter

each of the four parts of the same size that something can be split into

A fourth part of something.

A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.

A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.

A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.

A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.

One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.

(historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.

(historical) A fourth part of a hundredweight.

(historical) A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.

(US, Canada) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.

Place or position.

Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.

A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.

One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.

A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.

Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.

A region or place.

A quarterfinal.

The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.

The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.

The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.

(historical) A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.

(no longer used) A quarterback.

(slang, no longer used) A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.

(figurative, no longer used) A topic or area of endeavour.

(no longer used) Relations between people.

To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

To provide housing for (usually military personnel or equipment).

To lodge; to have a temporary residence.

To quartersaw.

(historical) To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.

To range to and fro over an area; to move from point to point.

To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield.

(no longer used) 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.

Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).

Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.

Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.