Quarter vs. Half
Difference Between Quarter and Half
Quarternoun
One of four equal parts.
Halfnoun
One of two equal parts that together constitute a whole.
Quarternoun
A coin equal to one fourth of the dollar of the United States and Canada.
Halfnoun
One part approximately equal to the remaining part.
Quarternoun
One fourth of an hour; 15 minutes.
Halfnoun
(Informal) A 50-cent piece.
Quarternoun
One fourth of a year; three months
Sales were up in the second quarter.Halfnoun
One of the two playing periods into which certain games are divided.
Quarternoun
An academic term lasting approximately three months.
Halfnoun
A halfback.
Quarternoun
One fourth of the period of the moon's revolution around Earth.
Halfnoun
Chiefly British A school term; a semester.
Quarternoun
One of the two phases of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, appears to be half illuminated by the sun. The quarter phases mark the quarter and three-quarter points of the moon's revolution about the Earth.
Halfnoun
Half an hour
a half past one.Quarternoun
(Sports) One of four equal periods of playing time into which some games, such as football and basketball, are divided.
Halfadjective
Being one of two equal parts.
Quarternoun
One fourth of a yard; nine inches.
Halfadjective
Being approximately a half.
Quarternoun
One fourth of a mile; two furlongs.
Halfadjective
Partial or incomplete
gave me a half smile.Quarternoun
One fourth of a pound; four ounces.
Halfadverb
To the extent of exactly or nearly 50 percent
The tank is half empty.Quarternoun
One fourth of a ton; 500 pounds. Used as a measure of grain.
Halfadverb
Not completely or sufficiently; partly
only half right.Quarternoun
Chiefly British A measure of grain equal to approximately eight bushels.
Halfadjective
Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).
a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half viewQuarternoun
One fourth of a hundredweight; 25 pounds.
Halfadjective
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
a half dream; half knowledgeQuarternoun
One fourth of a British hundredweight; 28 pounds.
Halfadjective
(of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
Quarternoun
One of the four major divisions of the compass.
Halfadjective
(rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
Quarternoun
One fourth of the distance between any two of the 32 divisions of the compass.
Halfadverb
In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
Quarternoun
One of the four major divisions of the horizon as determined by the four major points of the compass.
Halfadverb
In some part approximating a half.
Quarternoun
A region or an area of the earth thought of as falling into such a specific division of the compass.
Halfadverb
Partially; imperfectly.
half-colored; half done; half-hearted; half persuaded; half consciousHe does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.Quarternoun
(Nautical) The general direction on either side of a ship located 45° off the stern.
Halfnoun
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple.You don't know the half of it.Quarternoun
The upper portion of the after side of a ship, usually between the aftermost mast and the stern.
Halfnoun
(sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
Quarternoun
The part of a yard between the slings and the yardarm.
Halfnoun
Half of a standard measure; frequently used (British) for half a pint of beer or cider.
Quarternoun
(Heraldry) Any of four equal divisions of a shield.
Halfnoun
(preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.Quarternoun
One leg of an animal's carcass, usually including the adjoining parts.
Halfnoun
(obsolete) Part; side; behalf.
Quarternoun
Either side of a horse's hoof.
Halfnoun
Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
Quarternoun
The part of the side of a shoe between the heel and the vamp.
Halfnoun
(slang) A half sibling.
Quarternoun
quarters A place of residence, especially the buildings or barracks used to house military personnel or their dependents.
Halfnoun
A child ticket.
Quarternoun
often quarters A proper or assigned station or place, as for officers and crew on a warship.
Halfverb
To halve.
Quarternoun
often Quarter A specific district or section, as of a city
the French Quarter.Halfpreposition
A half-hour after, thirty minutes after used with the number of the hour.
Quarternoun
often quarters An unspecified person or group
information from the highest quarters.Halfnoun
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole;
half a loafhalf an houra century and one halfQuarternoun
Mercy or clemency, especially when displayed or given to an enemy.
Halfnoun
in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval
Quarteradjective
Being one of four equal or equivalent parts.
Halfadjective
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity;
a half chickenlasted a half hourQuarteradjective
Being one fourth of a standard or usual value.
Halfadjective
partial;
gave me a half smilehe did only a half jobQuarterverb
To divide into four equal or equivalent parts.
Halfadjective
(of siblings) related through one parent only;
a half brotherhalf sisterQuarterverb
To quartersaw.
Halfadverb
partially or to the extent of a half;
he was half hidden by the bushesQuarterverb
To divide or separate into a number of parts.
Quarterverb
To dismember (a human body) into four parts.
Quarterverb
(Heraldry) To divide (a shield) into four equal areas with vertical and horizontal lines.
Quarterverb
To mark or place (holes, for example) a fourth of a circle apart.
Quarterverb
To locate and adjust (one machine part) at right angles to its connecting part within the machine.
Quarterverb
To furnish with housing
quartered the troops in an old factory building.Quarterverb
To traverse (an area of ground) laterally back and forth while slowly advancing forward.
Quarterverb
To take up or be assigned lodgings.
Quarterverb
To cover an area of ground by ranging over it from side to side.
Quarteradjective
Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
Quarteradjective
(chiefly) Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (1/4, 25%).
a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter poundQuarteradjective
(chiefly) Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year.A quarter session is one held quarterly at the end of a quarter.Quarternoun
Any fourth of something, particularly:
Quarternoun
A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
Quarternoun
A quarter of the year, 3 months; a season.
Quarternoun
(historical) The quarter-ton or tun, divided into 8 bushels, the medieval English unit of volume and weight named by the Magna Carta as the basis for measures of wine, ale, and grain
Quarternoun
(historical) The quarter-yard, divided into 4 nails, an obsolete English unit of length long used in the cloth trade
Quarternoun
(historical) The watch: A quarter of the night, nominally 3 hours but varying over the year.
Quarternoun
(heraldry) A charge occupying a fourth of a coat of arms, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
Quarternoun
(basketball) A period into which a game is divided. usually 8, 10 or 12 minutes according to the rules.
Quarternoun
quarterfinal
Quarternoun
Any substantial fraction of something less than half, particularly:
Quarternoun
A division or section of a town or other area, whether or not it constituted a fourth of the whole.
Quarternoun
(usually plural) A living place, from which:
Quarternoun
The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.
Quarternoun
(nautical) The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
Quarterverb
(transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
Quarterverb
(transitive) To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
Quarter the horses in the third stable.Quarterverb
(intransitive) To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
Quarterverb
(transitive) To quartersaw.
Quarterverb
(obsolete) To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
Quarternoun
one of four equal parts;
a quarter of a poundQuarternoun
a district of a city having some distinguishing character;
the Latin QuarterQuarternoun
one of four periods of play into which some games are divided;
both teams scored in the first quarterQuarternoun
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour;
it's a quarter til 4a quarter after 4 o'clockQuarternoun
one of four periods into which the school year is divided;
the fall quarter ends at ChristmasQuarternoun
a fourth part of a year; three months;
unemployment fell during the last quarterQuarternoun
one of the four major division of the compass;
the wind is coming from that quarterQuarternoun
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
Quarternoun
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
Quarternoun
a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar;
he fed four quarters into the slot machineQuarternoun
an unspecified person;
he dropped a word in the right quarterQuarternoun
the rear part of a ship
Quarternoun
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
Quarterverb
provide housing for (military personnel)
Quarterverb
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 crimesQuarterverb
divide into quarters;
quarter an appleQuarterverb
divide by four; divide into quarters
