quarters

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈkwɔɹtɚz/
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/ˈkwɔɹtɚz/ · /ˈkɔɹtɚz/ · /ˈkwɔːtəz/

Definition of quarters

6 senses · 2 parts of speech

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of quarter.
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of quarter.
  2. (plural, plural-only)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.””
    “"Yeah." It was him, alright; if the world's weariest pair of workboots hadn't tipped her off, his world-weary voice certainly would have. "Where were you?" "My quarters. We've got a full ticket set today, and techs work best without oversight." Neither of these things was untrue, though the curation was more than a little dishonest. "Maybe yours do." Nascimbeni rolled out, back flat against a neon orange creeper, and sat up with an audible wince. "Mine fuck the dog."”
  3. (broadly)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.”
  4. A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
  5. Quarterfinals.

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of quarter

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150 playable · top: QUARTER (16 pts)

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7-letter words

3 words

6-letter words

14 words

5-letter words

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4-letter words

49 words

3-letter words

39 words

2-letter words

12 words

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