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Synonyms for quarters

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kwawr-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɔr tər

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Définition of quarters

Origin :
  • "military dwelling place," 1590s, from quarter (n.) in sense of "portion of a town." As "part of an American plantation where the slaves live," from 1724. The military sense seems to be also the source of quartermaster and it might be behind the phrase give quarter "spare from immediate death" (1610s, often in the negative), on the notion of "provide a prisoner with shelter."
  • noun place to live or sleep
Example sentences :
  • I am bound for my quarters, I came but to thank you for your goodness to me, and to bid you farewell.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Her exhibitions in all other quarters have been mere disguises.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Hines turned to me and said, Go to your quarters; I will settle with you in the morning.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • Then we had no quarters at all, being perfectly exposed to grape and canister.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Their quarters were very clean, and littered with fresh straw.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Cold potatoes may be fried in slices or quarters, or broiled on a gridiron.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Pare off the outer skin of some fine citrons, and cut them into quarters.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Pare and core them, and either leave them whole, or cut them into quarters.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Clearly I was in German quarters and was likely to remain there.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • Boil two cabbages in a good deal of water, and cut them into quarters.
  • Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

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