quarters
noun
- lodging
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/ / /ˈkɔɹtɚz/ / /ˈkwɔːtəz/
noun
- Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.
““I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable.[…]Steerage is like everything else maritime[…]vastly improved since Robert Louis Stevenson took his trip third class to New York.””
“"Yeah." It was him, alright; if the world's weariest pair of workboots hadn't tipped her off, his world-weary voice certainly would have. "Where were you?" "My quarters. We've got a full ticket set today, and techs work best without oversight." Neither of these things was untrue, though the curation was more than a little dishonest. "Maybe yours do." Nascimbeni rolled out, back flat against a neon orange creeper, and sat up with an audible wince. "Mine fuck the dog."”
- The place where someone or something lives.
“2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ The local pet trade thrives on captured or orphaned baby macaques—often malnourished and kept in tight quarters.”
- A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
- Quarterfinals.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of quarter