Synonyms for quarter

noun

1. One of four equal parts

   fourth, one-fourth part, portion, fraction, division, span, three months, 90 days, semester, school term, quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes, quarter section, quadrant; see also part 1.

2. One quarter of a dollar

   twenty-five cents, coin, two bits*; see money 1.

3. Direction

   bearing, region, point; see direction 1.

4. A section of a community

   neighborhood, district, section; see area 2.

5. Mercy

   clemency, compassion, indulgence; see mercy 1.

at close quarters

verb

1. To divide into quarters

   quadrisect, cleave, dismember, cut up; see cut 1, divide 1.

2. To provide living quarters

   lodge, shelter, assign to lodgings, settle, establish, accommodate, house, put up, billet, station, post.