quarter

noun

1. Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
2. A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
3. A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
4. A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
5. A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
6. A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
7. A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
8. A fourth part of a hundredweight.
9. A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
10. A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
11. One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.
12. A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.
13. A region or place.
14. Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.
15. A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.
16. One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.
17. A topic or area of endeavour.
18. The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
19. The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.
20. The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.