quartering

The word “quartering” has 3 syllables: quar-ter-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈkwɔːrtərɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for quartering?

In the thesaurus, “quartering” has 50 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for quartering along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for quartering

accommodate
accommodating
barracking
bestowing
billet
billeting
bivouacking
board
boarding
bunk
bunking
camping
canton
chambering
cleave
cut
cut up
dismember
domicile
domiciliate
domiciling
encamping
ensconcing
entertain
establish
fourth
harbor
harboring
homing
house
housing
install
lodge
lodging
place
post
put up
putting up
roofing
rooming
roosting
securing
settle
shedding
shelter
sheltering
stabling
station
taking in
tenting

Antonyms for quartering

confuse
disarrange
dislodge
displace
disregard
ejecting
evicting
forget
join
leave
move
remove
turn away
turn out
unsettle

Meanings of quartering

verb
1. To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
2. To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
3. To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
4. To quartersaw.
5. To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
noun
1. A division into four parts.
2. The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
3. The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
4. The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
5. One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
6. A series of quarters, or small upright posts.
7. The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).
8. Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quatering' the field.
adjective
1. Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
2. At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.

Example Sentences

The soldiers were quartering in the nearby village during their training exercises.
The map showed the quartering of the city into distinct zones for administrative purposes.
As evening fell, the hunter found himself quartering through the dense forest in search of his prey.
The medieval castle displayed the traditional arrangement of quartering different noble families' coats of arms.
With precision, the chef began quartering the vegetables for tonight's stew.

On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to quartering, such as: accommodate, accommodating, barracking, bestowing, billet, billeting, bivouacking.

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