a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent |
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause | the rear part of a ship |
an amount of time | piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp |
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon | a district of a city having some distinguishing character |
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed | an unspecified person |
the end or completion of something | a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar |
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games | one of four equal parts |
| a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) |
| a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) |
| one of the four major division of the compass |
| one of four periods into which the school year is divided |
| (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided |
| a fourth part of a year; three months |
| a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour |