quarters

nounplace to live or sleep

Synonyms for quarters

noun place to live or sleep

Antonyms for quarters

accommodations

noun. place of residence, usually temporary

Word Origin & History

"military dwelling place," 1590s, from quarter (n.) in sense of "portion of a town." As "part of an American plantation where the slaves live," from 1724. The military sense seems to be also the source of quartermaster and it might be behind the phrase give quarter "spare from immediate death" (1610s, often in the negative), on the notion of "provide a prisoner with shelter."

Example Sentences for quarters

I am bound for my quarters, I came but to thank you for your goodness to me, and to bid you farewell.

Her exhibitions in all other quarters have been mere disguises.

Hines turned to me and said, Go to your quarters; I will settle with you in the morning.

Then we had no quarters at all, being perfectly exposed to grape and canister.

Their quarters were very clean, and littered with fresh straw.

Cold potatoes may be fried in slices or quarters, or broiled on a gridiron.

Pare off the outer skin of some fine citrons, and cut them into quarters.

Pare and core them, and either leave them whole, or cut them into quarters.

Clearly I was in German quarters and was likely to remain there.

Boil two cabbages in a good deal of water, and cut them into quarters.

quarters

Synonyms for quarters

Antonyms for quarters

accommodations

barrack

barracks

billet

cabin

quarters

Synonyms for quarters

Antonyms for quarters

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