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Search "quarter" in: quarter[noun]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
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