Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)quartera district of a city having some distinguishing character“the Latin Quarter” (n)quarter(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided“both teams scored in the first quarter” (n)quartera unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour“it's a quarter til 4”,
“a quarter after 4 o'clock” (n)quarterone of four periods into which the school year is divided“the fall quarter ends at Christmas” (n)quartera fourth part of a year; three months“unemployment fell during the last quarter” (n)quarterone of the four major division of the compass“the wind is coming from that quarter” (n)quartera quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) (n)quartera quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) (n)quartera United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar“he fed four quarters into the slot machine” (n)quarteran unspecified person“he dropped a word in the right quarter” (n)quarterpiece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp (n)quarterclemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent“he surrendered but asked for quarter” Verbs
(v)draw, quarter, draw and quarterpull (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” (v)quarterdivide into quarters“quarter an apple” (v)quarterdivide by four; divide into quarters