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Quartered

To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

📖 Definitions of "Quartered"

verb
  1. 1

    To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

  2. 2

    To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.

    "Quarter the horses in the third stable."

  3. 3

    To lodge; to have a temporary residence.

  4. 4

    To quartersaw.

verb
  1. 1

    To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Quartered"

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quarternnoun(archaic) A quarter part; one fourth.
one-fourthnoun(Philippines) Ellipsis of one-fourth pad paper (“a one-fourth of standard size sheet of pad paper typically used by students for school quizzes”).
fourthverb(informal) To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been thirded.
fractionalnounPertaining to a fraction.
billetverb(transitive, of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
draw and quarterverb(transitive, figurative) To severely punish or criticize someone.
sternverb(ambitransitive, nautical) To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water.
poopverb(informal, intransitive) To defecate.
tailverb(architecture) To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
cantonverb(transitive) To delineate as a separate district.
after partnounthe rear part of a ship
fourth partnoun(dated, obsolete) Synonym of quarter (“one of four equal parts”).
twenty-five percentnounone of four equal parts
accommodatedverb(transitive) To provide housing for.
assembledformed by fitting or joining components together
cantoned(heraldry) Having a charge in each of the four corners; said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.
housedEnclosed, provided or covered with a house.
shelteredProtected, as from wind or weather.
stationedverbThat is or which has been stationed; placed in a particular location in order to perform a task.
quartnounA unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

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