quarters

nounnounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈkwɔːtəz//
United States//ˈkwɔɹtɚz//
United States//ˈkɔɹtɚz//

Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.

noun

1
Also a form of quarterplural of quarter.

noun

1
Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.
“I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable.[…]Steerage is like everything else maritime[…]vastly improved since Robert Louis Stevenson took his trip third class to New York.”
2
The place where someone or something lives.
2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ The local pet trade thrives on captured or orphaned baby macaques—often malnourished and kept in tight quarters.
3
A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
4
Quarterfinals.

verb

1
Also a form of quarterthird-person singular simple present indicative of quarter

quarter · A fourth part of something. Each of four equal parts into…Quarter · A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS…quarterback · An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a…

quarters · Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.

quartet · A group of four people or things, particularly que · The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. Alternative form of…Que · A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

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