Entry Word: quarter

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature <lived on the edge of the central business quarter> — see district
2 kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it <told the team to show their opponents no quarter during the championship game> — see mercy 1
3 the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain <call the crew to their quarters on deck to await further instruction> — see station 1
4 quarters pluralthe place where one lives <the innkeeper showed us to our quarters so we could rest for the evening> — see home 1