quarters
/ˈkwɔːtəz/ · noun
Meaning
- A fourth part of something.
- Place or position.
- Technical or specialized senses.
- Short forms.
- To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
- To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
- To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
- To quartersaw.
- To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
- Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.
- (by extension) The place where someone or something lives
- A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
- Quarterfinals.
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