quarters 1 of 2

noun

Definition of quartersnext
plural of quarter
as in residence
the place where one lives maintained a level of cleanliness and neatness that was unusual for a bachelor's quarters

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quarters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quarter
as in houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter the militia is being quartered just outside the city

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarters
  1. residence
  2. roof
  3. house
  4. accommodates
  5. abode
  6. lodging
  7. dwelling
  8. home
Noun
  • Many have viewed this swelling financial support, and the recent visits made by multiple tech executives to Trump's residence in Florida, as an attempt to curry favor with the incoming president.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • That home was the first residence that the couple had bought together after renting in Eagle Rock.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of residence
Noun
  • For example, nearly 1 million U.S. homes in wildfire-prone areas have highly combustible wooden roofs.
    Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Accord struck a light pole and two trees and rolled onto its roof, leading to Santiago being ejected from the vehicle.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of roof
Noun
  • Greg and his father had built, largely by hand, a beautiful house with a 270-degree view of the San Francisco Bay, with a floor of hand-cut slate on which sat the baby grand piano.
    Peter Mehren, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • By 6:30 that morning, nothing remained save the shell of a house that was once owned by Mayer Singerman, a former village mayor and later where mother-in-law, Mignon, and husband, Tom McDade, spent their last days.
    Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of house
Verb
  • The master plan accommodates for a one meter rise in sea level over the next hundred years, which led to the building-on-stilts design of the main residential building.
    Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The facility accommodates male and female inmates across various security levels and primarily houses those awaiting trial, as well as some inmates serving short sentences.
    Erin Keller, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of accommodates
Noun
  • Indeed, Christmas holiday candles that evoke a wholesome evening spent by the fireplace are an effortless way to maintain good spirits throughout the dark and cold days, while making sure your abode smells absolutely intoxicating.
    Claire Sullivan, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The striking A-frame abode in Carmel-by-the-Sea, dubbed Banyan House, is the first home designed by Mark Mills, an apprentice at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship from 1944 through 1948.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of abode
Noun
  • Some visitors, like Minnesota resident Peter Nystrom, save up for a long time to afford airfare, food and lodging at the largest ski resort in America.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Around the coastal town of Playa Grande, there are restaurants, lodging options and a brewery.
    Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of lodging
Noun
  • The massacre took place at a rural property where more than 20 people lived in makeshift dwellings.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • There is evidence of Iron Age dwelling in the south and a Roman Villa in the north.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of dwelling
Noun
  • In fact, Colin & Samir, YouTube creators with more than 1.5 million followers and a big following in the creator community, revealed that both of their homes were destroyed in the fires.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
  • On Ewer Drive, San Jose, in December 2024, a 1,802-square-foot home was sold for $1,495,000, a price per square foot of $830.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of home
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