quarter in WordNet English dictionary

1. the rear part of a ship
   stern  after part  quarter  poop  tail 
   
2. one of four equal parts
   "a quarter of a pound"
   one-fourth  fourth  one-quarter  quarter  fourth part  twenty-five percent  quartern 
   
3. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
   "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
   quarter 
   
4. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
   quarter 
   
5. a district of a city having some distinguishing character
   "the Latin Quarter"
   quarter 
   
6. an unspecified person
   "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
   quarter 
   
7. a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
   "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
   quarter 
   
8. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
   quarter 
   
9. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
   quarter 
   
10. one of the four major division of the compass
    "the wind is coming from that quarter"
    quarter 
    
11. one of four periods into which the school year is divided
    "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
    quarter 
    
12. (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
    "both teams scored in the first quarter"
    quarter 
    
13. a fourth part of a year; three months
    "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
    quarter 
    
14. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
    "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
    quarter 
    

1. provide housing for (military personnel)
   quarter  billet  canton 
   
2. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
   "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
   draw  quarter  draw and quarter 
   
3. divide by four; divide into quarters
   quarter 
   
4. divide into quarters
   "quarter an apple"
   quarter