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