quart

Noun

Meaning

The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.

A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints.

A vessel or measure containing a quart.

In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dry quart fourthly peck cup gill quarto magnum farthing measure fourth quarter finger barrel cord gallon

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Antonyms

little whit pennyworth nubbin grain strain

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Hypernyms

Imperial capacity unit British capacity unit united states liquid unit united states dry unit

Phrases with the word

quart of milk british quart portuguese quart you can't fit a quart into a pint pot quart of

Anagrams

Qatur

Examples

The pint would call the quart a dualist, if you tried to pour the quart into him. George Santayana

And brought of mighty ale a large quart. Geoffrey Chaucer

There are battered husbands. Apparently this happens when the woman is real big, the man is very small, and they each drink a quart of whiskey a day. George Carlin

The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart. W. C. Fields

I've got a library copy of Gone with the Wind, a quart of milk and all these cookies. Wow! What an orgy! Jacqueline Susann

You cannot get a quart into a pint pot. Darkovan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

quarryman quarrymaster quarrystone quart of quart of milk quart-pot