Quart

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/4 gallon or 32 ounces (0.946 liter).
  • noun. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1/8 peck or 2 pints (1.101 liters).
  • noun. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 1.201 US liquid quarts or 1.032 US dry quarts (1.136 liters).
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A container having a capacity of one quart.
  • noun. The contents of such a container.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Safe; sound; in good health.
  • noun. Safety; health.
  • noun. A quarter of the horizon.
  • In fencing, to make a pass while holding the sword hand with the nails turned upward.
  • An abbreviation of quarter;
  • of quarterly.
  • noun. In card-playing, a sequence of four cards. A quart major is a sequence of the highest four cards in any suit.
  • noun. One of the eight thrusts and parries in fencing.
  • noun. A fourth part or division; a quarter.
  • noun. A unit of measure, the fourth part of a gallon; also, a vessel of that capacity.
  • noun. In music, the interval of a fourth: prefixed to the name of an instrument, it denotes one pitched a fourth lower or a fourth higher than the ordinary instrument.
  • noun. In Gloucestershire and Leicestershire, England, three pounds of butter; in the Isle of Man, seven pounds—that is, the fourth part of a quarter.
  • noun. A Welsh measure of length or surface; a pole of 3½ to 4½ yards.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A vessel or measure containing a quart.
  • noun. In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. tierce, 4.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
  • noun. Four successive cards of the same suit.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
  • noun. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
  • noun. a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
  • Word Usage
    "One can buy liquid buttermilk in quart sizes but I recently took Lydia's advice and bought myself a tub of buttermilk powder."
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    Court  Dort  Mort  Porte  Stuart  
    Same Context
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    bushel  cup  cupful  flour  gallon  
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    tierce