Hyphenation of quarter

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word quarter ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

quar-ter

Definitions of quarter :

1.
One of four equal parts
A quarter of a pound
2.
A district of a city having some distinguishing character
The Latin Quarter
3.
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
Both teams scored in the first quarter
4.
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
5.
One of four periods into which the school year is divided
The fall quarter ends at Christmas
6.
A fourth part of a year
Three months Unemployment fell during the last quarter
7.
One of the four major division of the compass
The wind is coming from that quarter
8.
A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9.
A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
10.
A United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
He fed four quarters into the slot machine
11.
An unspecified person
He dropped a word in the right quarter
12.
The rear part of a ship
13.
Piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
14.
Clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
He surrendered but asked for quarter
15.
Provide housing for (military personnel)
16.
Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
In the old days
17.
People were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
18.
Divide into quarters
Quarter an apple
19.
Divide by four
Divide into quarters

Synonyms of quarter :

noun one-fourth, fourth, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern, common fraction, simple fraction
nouncity district
nounplaying period, period of play, play
nountime unit, unit of time
nounschool term, academic term, academic session, session
nountime period, period of time, period
noun orientation
nounavoirdupois unit
nounBritish capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
noun coin
noun person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
noun stern, after part, poop, tail, rear, back
nounpiece of leather
verb billet, canton, lodge, accommodate
verb draw, draw and quarter, kill
verb segment, section
verb divide, fraction

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