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1. (n.) quarry
an excavation or pit, usu. open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
2. quarry
an abundant source or supply.
3. (v.t.) quarry
to obtain from or as if from a quarry.
4. quarry
to make a quarry in.
5. (n.) quarry
an animal or bird hunted or pursued.
6. quarry
game, esp. game hunted with hounds or hawks.
7. quarry
any object of search, pursuit, or attack.
8. (n.) quarry
a square stone or tile.
Etymology: (1545–55; n. use of obs. quarry (adj.) square < OF quarre < L quadrātusquadrate)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) prey, quarry, target, fair game
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
"he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"
2. (noun) pit, quarry, stone pit
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
3. (verb) prey, quarry
animal hunted or caught for food
4. (verb) quarry
extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
"quarry marble"
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1. (noun) quarry
a place where stone is dug out of the ground
a lime quarry
2. (verb) quarry
to dig stone out of the ground
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Quarry
quadrate; square
2. (noun) Quarry
same as 1st Quarrel
3. (noun) Quarry
a part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds
4. (noun) Quarry
a heap of game killed
5. (noun) Quarry
the object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks
6. (noun) Quarry
a place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a)
7. (verb) Quarry
to secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy
8. (verb) Quarry
to dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble
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Sense: a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.
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 Afrikaans: steengroef |
 Arabic: مَحْجَر |
 Bulgarian: изкопп |
 Brazilian: pedreira |
 Czech: lom |
 German: der Steinbruch |
 Danish: brud |
 Greek: λατομείο |
 Spanish: cantera |
 Estonian: kaevandus |
 Farsi: معدن سنگ |
 Finnish: louhos |
 French: carrière |
 Hebrew: מַחצָבָה |
 Hindi: पत्थर की खान, शिकार |
 Croatian: kamenolom |
 Hungarian: kőbánya |
 Indonesian: tambang batu |
 Icelandic: grjótnáma |
 Italian: cava |
 Japanese: 石切り場 |
 Korean: 채석장 |
 Lithuanian: akmenų skaldykla, karjera |
 Latvian: karjers; akmeņlauztuves |
 Malay: kuari |
 Dutch: steengroeve |
 Norwegian: steinbrudd |
 Polish: kamieniołom |
 Persian: معدن سنگ |
 Pashto: كانى كنده، كيند نه معدني |
 Portuguese: pedreira |
 Romanian: carieră |
 Russian: каменоломня |
 Slovak: lom |
 Slovenian: kamnolom |
 Serbian: kamenolom |
 Swedish: stenbrott |
 Thai: เหมืองระเบิดหิน; เหมืองเจ |
 Turkish: taş ocağı |
 Taiwanese: 砂石場 |
 Ukrainian: каменоломня, кар'єр |
 Urdu: پتھر کی کان |
 Vietnamese: mỏ đá |
 Chinese: 采石场 |
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