the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group | clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent |
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result | the rear part of a ship |
something less than the whole of a human artifact | piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp |
an item that is an instance of some type | a district of a city having some distinguishing character |
a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions | an unspecified person |
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole | a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar |
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play | one of four equal parts |
that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation | a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) |
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music | a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) |
the extended spatial location of something | one of the four major division of the compass |
a portion of a natural object | one of four periods into which the school year is divided |
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group | (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided |
something determined in relation to something that includes it | a fourth part of a year; three months |
| a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour |