clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent | the act or process of dividing |
the rear part of a ship | an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed |
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp | the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart |
a district of a city having some distinguishing character | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole |
an unspecified person | discord that splits a group |
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar | an army unit large enough to sustain combat |
one of four equal parts | a group of ships of similar type |
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) | a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings |
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) | an administrative unit in government or business |
one of the four major division of the compass | (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum |
one of four periods into which the school year is divided | (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category |
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided | a league ranked by quality |
a fourth part of a year; three months | |
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour | |