quarters in English

noun

1

each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.

she cut each apple into quarters

2

one fourth of a measure of weight, in particular.

3

a part of a town or city having a specific character or use.

it is a beautiful port city with a fascinating medieval quarter

synonyms: district, area, region, part, side, neighborhood, precinct, locality, sector, zone, ghetto, community, enclave, Little ——, —— town

4

the direction of one of the points of the compass, especially as a direction from which the wind blows.

The weather was perfect, the course firm and the wind blowing from the quarter best suited to setting golfers the fiercest possible test on the inward nine holes.

5

rooms or lodgings, especially those allocated to servicemen or to staff in domestic service.

the servants' quarters

synonyms: accommodations, lodgings, rooms, chambers, home, pad, digs, abode, residence, domicile

6

pity or mercy shown toward an enemy or opponent who is in one's power.

the riot squad gave no quarter

synonyms: mercy, leniency, clemency, compassion, pity, charity, sympathy, tolerance, lenity

7

each of four or more roughly equal divisions of a shield separated by vertical and horizontal lines.

In the first quarter is shown the crutched cross from the arms of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, a religious order instituted in the beginning of the twelfth century, who owned the greater part of Islington.

verb

1

divide into four equal or corresponding parts.

peel and quarter the bananas

2

be stationed or lodged in a specified place.

many were quartered in tents

synonyms: accommodate, house, board, lodge, put up, take in, install, shelter, billet

3

range over or traverse (an area) in every direction.

we watched a pair of kingfishers quartering the river looking for minnows

synonyms: patrol, range over, tour, reconnoiter, traverse, survey, scout

4

display (different coats of arms) in quarters of a shield, especially to show arms inherited from heiresses who have married into the bearer's family.

Edward III quartered the French royal arms with his own

noun

living quarters

noun

district, source, accommodations, mercy, fourth, stern
district, area, region, part, side, neighborhood, precinct, locality, sector, zone, ghetto, community, enclave, Little ——, —— town
source, direction, place, location, person
accommodations, lodgings, rooms, chambers, home, pad, digs, abode, residence, domicile
mercy, leniency, clemency, compassion, pity, charity, sympathy, tolerance, lenity
fourth, quartern, one-fourth, fourth part
stern, tail, after part, poop

verb

accommodate, patrol, canton, draw
accommodate, house, board, lodge, put up, take in, install, shelter, billet
patrol, range over, tour, reconnoiter, traverse, survey, scout
canton, billet
draw

Use "quarters" in a sentence

1. Quarters or rolls of quarters?

2. Baronets Quarters - Baronets Quarters offers good lodging for 3 guests in Lynton

3. Sound General Quarters.

4. Collecting Bicentennial Quarters

5. Waiting in Winter Quarters

6. Raven, close-quarters wetwork.

7. You're confined to quarters.

8. From their head-quarters.

9. And here are your quarters.

10. – – – – – – Halves or quarters without rumps:

11. They named it Winter Quarters.

12. Down from our quarters, sir.

13. Cut the cake into quarters .

14. Yes, in more ignorant quarters.

15. They live in close quarters.

16. Cut the apple into quarters.

17. We live in close quarters.

18. Divide the apples into quarters.

19. Change machine's out of quarters.

20. Which quarters are you in?

21. The Navy Yard's Latrobe Gate, Quarters A, and Quarters B were the only buildings to escape destruction.

22. Insert two quarters into the machine.

23. He beat up her quarters yesterday.

24. She lives in single quarters now.

25. The wind blew from all quarters.

26. Drain well and cut into quarters.

27. Sleeping quarters are in the barracks.

28. Doubts were expressed in many quarters.

29. • Your acquisition intentions as applicable at destination (purchase, apply for single quarters or married quarters, rent commercial accommodation);

30. The new head-quarters of Arctia

31. Ere to the wind's twelve quarters

32. Close quarters, hand-to-hand combat.

33. The Saints Stop at Winter Quarters

34. Bear this gentleman to his quarters.

35. Barristers often work in quarters called ‘chambers’

36. Chief of staff's quarters, Sergeant Aguirre speaking.

37. Represents this earth in its four quarters.

38. Then why am I in your quarters?

39. Three quarters of its restructuring is completed.

40. Uncomfortably small or restricted: Cramped living quarters

41. Doctors live off the other three quarters.”

42. Winter Quarters Important temporary settlement, 1846–48.

43. Chambered: to provide with living quarters or shelter.

44. She arrived three quarters of an hour late.

45. We beat up the enemy's quarters last night.

46. Offers of financial help came from several quarters.

47. Camped: to provide with living quarters or shelter.

48. The Complaisant attitudes came from some surprising quarters

49. Billeting: to provide with living quarters or shelter.

50. Lock on to the woman in Alkar's quarters.