Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quartering

3 senses of quartering

Sense 1
quartering -- (a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages)
       => coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry -- (the official symbols of a family, state, etc.)

Sense 2
quartering -- (living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel))
       => housing, lodging, living accommodations -- (structures collectively in which people are housed)

Sense 3
quartering -- (dividing into four equal parts)
       => division -- (the act or process of dividing)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb quarter

4 senses of quarter

Sense 1
quarter, billet, canton -- (provide housing for (military personnel))
       => lodge, accommodate -- (provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester")

Sense 2
draw, quarter, draw and quarter -- (pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes")
       => kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")

Sense 3
quarter -- (divide into quarters; "quarter an apple")
       => segment, section -- (divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word")

Sense 4
quarter -- (divide by four; divide into quarters)
       => divide, fraction -- (perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?")