- quar|ter-hour
- quar|ter-hour «KWAWR tuhr OWR», noun.1. fifteen minutes.2. a point one fourth or three fourths of the way in an hour.
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quar|ter|mas|ter — «KWAWR tuhr MAS tuhr, MAHS », noun. 1. an officer in the army who has charge of providing quarters, clothing, rations, ammunition, fuel, and transportation, for troops. 2. a petty officer in the navy or merchant marine who has charge of the… … Useful english dictionary
quarter-hour — quar•ter hour [[t]ˈkwɔr tərˈaʊər, ˈaʊ ər[/t]] n. 1) hor a period of 15 minutes 2) hor a point 15 minutes after or before the hour • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
quarter — quar|ter1 [ kwɔrtər ] noun *** ▸ 1 one of four equal parts ▸ 2 coin worth 25 cents ▸ 3 part of town ▸ 4 particular person/group ▸ 5 kind behavior ▸ 6 unit of weight 1. ) count one of four equal parts of something: quarter of: Over a quarter of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quarter — quar•ter [[t]ˈkwɔr tər[/t]] n. 1) one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided 2) cvb a fourth part, esp. of one (¼) 3) num one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar, equivalent to 25 cents 4) num a coin of… … From formal English to slang
age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… … English syllables
False quarter — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fifth quarter — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On the quarter — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter aspect — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
