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• quar|ter|ly — «KWAWR tuhr lee», adjective, adverb, noun, plural lies. –adj. 1. happening or done four times a year: »to make quarterly payments on one s insurance. 2. having to do with or covering a quarter of a year. –adv. 1. once each quarter of a year: »to… …   Useful english dictionary

• quar|ter|mas|ter-gen|er|al — «KWAWR tuhr MAS TUHR|JEHN uhr uhl, MAHS ; JEHN ruhl», noun, plural als. 1. U.S. Military. the staff officer in charge of the Quartermaster Corps. 2. British Military. a staff officer whose department is charged with all orders relating to the… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• quar|ter-bound — «KWAWR tuhr BOWND», adjective. (of a book) bound in quarter binding …   Useful english dictionary

• quar|ter-hour — «KWAWR tuhr OWR», noun. 1. fifteen minutes. 2. a point one fourth or three fourths of the way in an hour …   Useful english dictionary

• quar|ter-mi|ler — «KWAWR tuhr MY luhr», noun. runner or racer who runs a quarter of a mile …   Useful english dictionary

• quar|ter-phase — «KWAWR tuhr FAYZ», adjective. combining, producing, or carrying two alternating electric currents which differ in phase by one quarter of a cycle (90 degrees); diphase …   Useful english dictionary

• quar|ter|age — «KWAWR tuhr ihj», noun. 1. a quarterly payment, charge, or allowance: »A half starved Clerk, eked out his lean quarterage, by these merry perquisites (Benjamin Disraeli). 2. a) the quartering of troops. b) quarters for troops. ╂[< Old French… …   Useful english dictionary

• quar|ter|back — «KWAWR tuhr BAK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) an offensive back who stands directly behind the center in football. The quarterback calls the plays on offense, and usually receives the ball directly from the center, handing it off to a running back or… …   Useful english dictionary

• quar|ter|deck|er — «KWAWR tuhr DEHK uhr», noun. Informal. a person, especially a ship s officer, who is looked upon more as a stickler for small points of etiquette and trivial rules than as a thorough master of his job …   Useful english dictionary

• quar|ter|deck — «KWAWR tuhr DEHK», noun, verb. –n. 1. the part of the upper deck between the mainmast and the stern of a sailing vessel, used especially by the officers of a ship. 2. a deck area on a modern naval vessel designated as the ceremonial post of the… …   Useful english dictionary