Quarry - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkwɔːrɪ|
Brit.
|ˈkwɒrɪ|
noun
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence (syn: prey, target)
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate (syn: pit)
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate (syn: pit)
a British term for 'quarry' is 'stone pit'
- animal hunted or caught for food (syn: prey)verb
- extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
quarry marble
Extra examples
Briefly, the hunter and his quarry glared at each other.
The rock here is quarried for building stones.
Chalk is quarried from the surrounding area.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: quarry
he/she/it: quarries
present participle: quarrying
past tense: quarried
past participle: quarried
I/you/we/they: quarry
he/she/it: quarries
present participle: quarrying
past tense: quarried
past participle: quarried
noun
singular: quarry
plural: quarries
singular: quarry
plural: quarries
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