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quarter
Noun
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A quarter is one fourth math(1/4)/math of something.
The lake was about a quarter mile from town.
About a quarter of the students came from outside the United States.
There's an old house three quarters of the way up that mountain.
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A quarter is a unit of money worth 25 cents in the United States and Canada.
Can you give me four quarters for this dollar?
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A quarter is a period of three months, especially in business.
Sales were down 3.7 percent from the fourth quarter of last year.
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A quarter is one of four a periods of time, especially in sports.
He threw four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter leading to a 38-28 win.
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A quarter is one section of a city.
The bar was in New Orleans' French quarter.
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Quarters are the places where people live.
After training, we returned to our quarters to get changed.
quarter
Verb
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If you quarter something, you make it into four equal pieces.
Using a sharp knife, quarter the apple.
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If you quarter somebody somewhere, you give them a place to stay.
We were quartered in Vienna during the job.
deck
Noun
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A deck is the floor of a ship.
The sailors had to clean the top deck.
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A deck is the space between the floors of a ship.
The cannons were lined up in the gun deck.
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A deck is something that is like the floor of a ship.
We sat on the top deck of the bus.
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A deck is the outside floor of a house or building without a roof.
We went out onto the observation deck at the top of the tall building.
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A deck is the surface of a bridge.
The bridge was closed while the deck was being repaired.
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A deck is a pack of playing cards.
Before playing poker, you need to shuffle the deck.
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A deck is a packet of drugs.
deck
Verb
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When you deck something, you dress it up.
We had to deck out the room with ribbons for the party.
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If you deck someone, you knock them down to the floor.
He was so angry, I thought he would deck me.