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fourth
The one following the third
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  1. The one following the third
  2. The ordinal number matching the number four in a series.
  3. The Fourth of July; Independence Day. Used with the:
portion
The part of a man's money or property contributed by his bride; dowry
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  1. The part of a man's money or property contributed by his bride; dowry
  2. A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.
  3. A woman's dowry:
fraction
A number that compares part of an object or a set with the whole, especially the quotient of two whole numbers written in the form a/b . The fraction1 /2 , which means 1 divided by 2, can represent such things as 10 pencils out of a box of 20, or 50 cents out of a dollar.
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  1. A number that compares part of an object or a set with the whole, especially the quotient of two whole numbers written in the form a/b . The fraction1 /2 , which means 1 divided by 2, can represent such things as 10 pencils out of a box of 20, or 50 cents out of a dollar.
  2. A small part, amount, degree, etc.; portion
  3. An aliquot portion or any portion.
division
Anything separated or distinguished from the whole or from the larger unit of which it is a part
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  1. Anything separated or distinguished from the whole or from the larger unit of which it is a part
  2. Cell division.
  3. The proportional distribution of a quantity or entity:
span
Something, such as a railroad trestle or bridge, that extends from one point to another.
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  1. Something, such as a railroad trestle or bridge, that extends from one point to another.
  2. The distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended, formerly used as a unit of measure equal to about 9 inches (23 centimeters).
  3. A part between two supports
semester
A six-month period; half year
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  1. A six-month period; half year
  2. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year.
quarter section
A unit of land area, equal to one quarter of a square mile or 160 acres (64.752 hectares)
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  1. A unit of land area, equal to one quarter of a square mile or 160 acres (64.752 hectares)
  2. A land unit equal to a quarter of a section and measuring half of a mile on a side.
quadrant
A quarter section of a circle
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  1. A quarter section of a circle
  2. Any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by the reference axes in a Cartesian coordinate system, designated first, second, third, and fourth, counting counterclockwise from the area in which both coordinates are positive.
  3. A fourth part of the circumference of a circle; an arc of 90°
coin
A city in Iowa.
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  1. A city in Iowa.
  2. Such pieces collectively
  3. A flat circular piece or object felt to resemble metal money:
two bits
(Informal) Twenty-five cents.
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  1. (Informal) Twenty-five cents.
  2. Twenty-five cents, or a quarter.
  3. (Slang) A petty sum.
bearing
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
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  1. Relevance; a relationship or connection.
  2. Direction, especially angular direction measured from one position to another using geographical or celestial reference lines.
  3. (Navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
region
An area of the body having natural or arbitrarily assigned boundaries:
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  1. An area of the body having natural or arbitrarily assigned boundaries:
  2. A political district or unit, often with its adjacent lands:
  3. A portion of the earth's surface distinguished from others by some characteristic:
point
(--- Basketball) A position in the forecourt beyond the top of the key, usually taken by the point guard.
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  1. (--- Basketball) A position in the forecourt beyond the top of the key, usually taken by the point guard.
  2. (--- Anthrop.) A stone, piece of flint, etc. worked manually to a sharp point, as for an arrowhead or spearhead
  3. (Linguistics) A vowel point.
neighborhood
The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
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  1. The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
  2. A community, district, or area, esp. with regard to some characteristic or point of reference
  3. A district or area with distinctive characteristics:
district
Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
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  1. Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
  2. A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station). A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station).
  3. A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature:
section
A part of a city, country, etc.; district or region
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  1. A part of a city, country, etc.; district or region
  2. (Music) A group of instruments or voices in the same class considered as a division of a band, orchestra, or choir:
  3. A distinct area of a town, county, or country:
clemency
A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
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  1. A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
  2. Mildness, especially of weather.
  3. A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy.
compassion
Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
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  1. Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
indulgence
(R.C.Ch.) A partial or complete remission, under conditions specified by the Church, of divine temporal punishment that may otherwise still be due for sin committed but forgiven
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  1. (R.C.Ch.) A partial or complete remission, under conditions specified by the Church, of divine temporal punishment that may otherwise still be due for sin committed but forgiven
  2. Self-indulgence:
  3. (Roman Catholic Church) The remission of punishment still due, especially in purgatory, for a sin that has been sacramentally absolved.
quadrisect
To divide into four equal parts
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  1. To divide into four equal parts
cleave
To split; separate; fall apart
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  1. To split; separate; fall apart
  2. To make one's way by or as by cutting
  3. To split or be capable or splitting, especially along a natural line of division:
dismember
To pull or cut to pieces; separate into parts; divide up or mutilate
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  1. To pull or cut to pieces; separate into parts; divide up or mutilate
  2. To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of.
  3. To remove the limbs of by cutting or tearing
lodge
To fix, force, or implant:
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  1. To fix, force, or implant:
  2. To live (with another or in another's home) as a paying guest
  3. To provide with a place of temporary residence; house
shelter
To take cover; find refuge:
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  1. To take cover; find refuge:
  2. To provide cover or protection for:
  3. (Intransitive) To take cover.
settle
To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place:
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  1. To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place:
  2. To establish in a residence, business, or profession:
  3. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually:
establish
To introduce and put (a law, for example) into force.
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  1. To introduce and put (a law, for example) into force.
  2. To place or settle in a secure position or condition:
  3. To set up (a government, nation, business, etc.); found; institute
accommodate
To provide for; supply with something needed:
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  1. To provide for; supply with something needed:
  2. (Physiology) To become adjusted, as the eye to focusing on objects at a distance.
  3. To provide lodging for:
house
To reside; live
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  1. To reside; live
  2. To shelter, keep, or store in a house or other structure:
  3. To cover, harbor, or shelter by or as if by putting into a house
billet
To lodge (soldiers).
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  1. To lodge (soldiers).
  2. To serve (a person) with a written order to provide lodging for soldiers.
  3. To assign to a post
station
To assign to or place in a station; post
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  1. To assign to or place in a station; post
  2. To assign to a position; post.
post
To assign to a station; to set; to place.
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  1. To assign to a station; to set; to place.
  2. To station at or assign to a post
  3. To assign to a specific position or station:
quartern
(Chiefly British) A loaf of bread weighing about 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms).
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  1. (Chiefly British) A loaf of bread weighing about 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms).
  2. (Archaic) A quarter part; one fourth.
  3. (Obs.) A fourth part; quarter
area
The extent of a planar region or of the surface of a solid measured in square units.
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  1. The extent of a planar region or of the surface of a solid measured in square units.
  2. A distinct part or section, as of a building, set aside for a specific function:
  3. A surface, especially an open, unoccupied piece of ground:
belt
Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.
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  1. Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.
  2. A usually bandlike geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect. Often used in combination:
  3. A geographic region that is distinctive in a specific respect.
district
Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
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  1. Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
  2. A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature:
  3. A division of an area, as for administrative purposes.
locality
Position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc.
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  1. Position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc.
  2. The fact or quality of having position in space.
  3. A particular neighborhood, place, or district:
neighborhood
A community, district, or area, esp. with regard to some characteristic or point of reference
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  1. A community, district, or area, esp. with regard to some characteristic or point of reference
  2. A district or area with distinctive characteristics:
  3. The surrounding area; vicinity:
region
A portion of the earth's surface distinguished from others by some characteristic:
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  1. A portion of the earth's surface distinguished from others by some characteristic:
  2. A political district or unit, often with its adjacent lands:
  3. An area of interest or activity; a sphere:
tract
A bundle of nerve fibers, especially in the central nervous system, that begin and end in the same place and share a common function.
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  1. A bundle of nerve fibers, especially in the central nervous system, that begin and end in the same place and share a common function.
  2. (Anat., Zool.) A system of parts or organs, or an elongated region, having some special function
  3. A specified or limited area of land:
zone
Any of the numbered sections into which a postal area is divided, as in the ZIP Code system
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  1. Any of the numbered sections into which a postal area is divided, as in the ZIP Code system
  2. A section of an area or territory established for a specific purpose, as a section of a city restricted to a particular type of building, enterprise, or activity:
  3. An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic.
neck of the woods
(Idiomatic) A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.
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  1. (Idiomatic) A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.
  2. (Idiomatic) A local neighbourhood or region.
  3. A region; a neighborhood.
district
Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
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  1. Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
  2. A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station). A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station).
  3. A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature:
neighborhood
The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
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  1. The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area:
  2. A community, district, or area, esp. with regard to some characteristic or point of reference
  3. A district or area with distinctive characteristics:
accommodate
To adapt oneself; become adjusted:
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  1. To adapt oneself; become adjusted:
  2. To have enough space for:
  3. To provide lodging for:
bed
To go to bed; rest; sleep
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  1. To go to bed; rest; sleep
  2. To furnish with a bed or sleeping quarters:
  3. To plant or arrange in a bed of earth
berth
To assign a berth (bunk or position) to
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  1. To assign a berth (bunk or position) to
  2. To come into or occupy a berth
  3. To bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth
bestow
To apply; devote
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  1. To apply; devote
  2. To store or house.
  3. (Archaic) To provide lodgings for; house
billet
To assign to lodging by billet
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  1. To assign to lodging by billet
  2. To serve a billet on
  3. To serve (a person) with a written order to provide lodging for soldiers.
board
To cover or close with boards:
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  1. To cover or close with boards:
  2. To receive meals, or room and meals, regularly for pay
  3. To house (a person) where board is supplied
bunk
To leave in haste; flee
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  1. To leave in haste; flee
  2. (Informal) To use a makeshift sleeping place
  3. To stay the night; sleep:
domicile
To reside; dwell.
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  1. To reside; dwell.
  2. To provide with often temporary lodging.
  3. To establish (oneself or another person) in a residence.
harbor
To give shelter to:
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  1. To give shelter to:
  2. To entertain or nourish (a specified thought or feeling):
  3. To serve as, or provide, a place of protection to; shelter or house; conceal or hide
house
To reside; live
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  1. To reside; live
  2. To shelter, keep, or store in a house or other structure:
  3. To cover, harbor, or shelter by or as if by putting into a house
lodge
To live (with another or in another's home) as a paying guest
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  1. To live (with another or in another's home) as a paying guest
  2. To provide with a place of temporary residence; house
  3. To rent a room to.
room
(Nautical) Off from the wind.
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  1. (Nautical) Off from the wind.
  2. To occupy living quarters; have lodgings; lodge
  3. To occupy a room; lodge.
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  • That's a quarter of all the hungry people in the world.

  • He inhabited a separate quarter of the city.

  • The area of the ancient city is now called the Kaleh, and is inhabited by the Turks; eastward of this is the extensive Christian quarter, and beyond this again a low promontory juts northward into the sea, partly covered with the houses of a well-built suburb, which is the principal centre of commerce.

  • "Just thank the quarter slot machine at Mr. Trump's place," Fred said, as they rose to leave.

  • The young college-aged waitress inserted the tack, placed a quarter beneath it for weight and sounded a horn to call attention.

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