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quarter

n.

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.
One quarter of a dollar
twenty-five cents, coin, two bits*; see money 1.
Direction
bearing, region, point; see direction 1.
A section of a community
neighborhood, district, section; see area 2.
Mercy
clemency, compassion, indulgence; see mercy 1.

at close quarters

at close range, close together, cramped, restricted; see near 1.

quarter Synonyms

quarter

v.

To divide into quarters
quadrisect, cleave, dismember, cut up; see cut 1, divide 1.
To provide living quarters
lodge, shelter, assign to lodgings, settle, establish, accommodate, house, put up, billet, station, post.

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Another word for quarter

noun

One of four equal parts of something:
quartern. See part
A part of the earth's surface:
area, belt, district, locality, neighborhood, region, tract, zone. (Informal) neck of the woods. See territory
A rather small part of a geographic unit considered in regard to its inhabitants or distinctive characteristics.
Often uppercase: area, district, neighborhood. See territory