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quart

/kwɔːt/ /kwɔɹt/

Meanings
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.

Examples :

"The recipe called for three quarts of milk. "
unit amount drink

Related Words

Illustration collected

collected verb

/kəˈlɛktɪd/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Illustration fourth

fourth noun

/fɔːθ/ /fɔɹθ/

(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the fourth position.

"The fourth in line at the school cafeteria was a girl with a bright purple backpack. "

Illustration capacity

capacity noun

/kəˈpæsɪti/

The ability to hold, receive or absorb

"The water bottle's capacity is 500 milliliters. "

Illustration winning

winning verb

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/

To conquer, defeat.

"The football team won the championship game, winning their rivals. "

Illustration different

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

The different ideal.

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

Illustration liquid

liquid noun

/ˈlɪkwɪd/

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

"A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

Illustration focusing

focusing verb

/ˈfoʊkəsɪŋ/ /ˈfoʊkəsɪn/

(followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention.

"I have to focus on my work."

Illustration program

program noun

/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/ /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/ /ˈpɹoʊɡɹəm/

A set of structured activities.

"Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging."

Illustration divided

divided verb

/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/ /dəˈvaɪdɪd/

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

Illustration quarter

quarter noun

/ˈkoː.tɘ/ /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/ /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/

A fourth part of something.

"The pizza was cut into four quarters. "

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successive adjective

/səkˈsɛsɪv/

Coming one after the other in a series.

"They had won the title for five successive years."

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equivalent noun

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.

"A pound of apples is the equivalent of two dollars at the market. "