quarter
noun
1.
2.
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
3.
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
4.
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
5.
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
6.
7.
one of the four major division of the compass
8.
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9.
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
10.
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
11.
an unspecified person
13.
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
14.
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent