noun
Meaning 1
plural of quarter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
quarters
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/
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General-American: /ˈkɔɹtɚz/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkwɔːtəz/
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CMU ARPABET: K W AO1 R T ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 3
The place where someone or something lives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
- 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.
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noun
Meaning 4
A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
Quarterfinals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
third-person singular simple present indicative of quarter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 7
housing available for people to live in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he found quarters for his family
- I visited his bachelor quarters
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: living quarters
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: housing, lodging, living accommodations
Narrower terms: accommodation, diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad, dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence, forecastle, fo'c'sle, harem, hareem, seraglio, serail, military quarters
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: vertrekken — housing, barracks
- German: Wohnraum — housing, barracks
- German: Quartier — housing, barracks
- Irish: ceathrú — housing, barracks
- Plautdietsch: Wonunk — housing, barracks
- Spanish: acuartelamiento — housing, barracks
- Turkish: kışla — housing, barracks
- Ottoman Turkish: قیشله (kışla) — housing, barracks
Real reading context