quarter

Dictionary definition · quarter

one of four equal parts"a quarter of a pound"
a district of a city having some distinguishing character"the Latin Quarter"
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided"both teams scored in the first quarter"
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour"it's a quarter til 4"
one of four periods into which the school year is divided"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
a fourth part of a year; three months"unemployment fell during the last quarter"
one of the four major division of the compass"the wind is coming from that quarter"
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

provide housing for (military personnel)
pull (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"
divide into quarters"quarter an apple"
divide by four; divide into quarters

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).