quarter horse
— Noun
– English
~ a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia
quarter
— Noun
– English
~ piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
quarter-circle
— Noun
– English
~ a quarter of the circumference of a circle
quarter
— Verb
– English
~ divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
quarter
— Verb
– English
~ 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"
quarter
— Verb
– English
~ divide by four; divide into quarters
quarter
— Verb
– English
~ provide housing for (military personnel)
quarterback
— Noun
– English
~ (football) the person who plays quarterback
quarterback
— Noun
– English
~ (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team"
quarterback
— Verb
– English
~ play the quarterback
quarterdeck
— Noun
– English
~ the stern area of a ship's upper deck
quarterfinal
— Noun
– English
~ one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
quartering
— Noun
– English
~ a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
quartering
— Noun
– English
~ dividing into four equal parts
quartering
— Noun
– English
~ living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
quarterlight
— Noun
– English
~ car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car
quarterly
— Noun
– English
~ a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
quarterly
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; "quarterly report"
quarterly
— Adverb
– English
~ in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; "two coats of arms borne quarterly"
quarterly
— Adverb
– English
~ in three month intervals; "interest is compounded quarterly"