quarry
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Synonyms: querry, quarre, quary, quarr
Antonyms: querry, quarre, quary, quarr
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Noun
- A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
- Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.
Verb
- To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
- To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
- They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.
Noun
- A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.
- An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
- An object of search or pursuit.
Verb
- To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
Noun
- A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.
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