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quarry
('kw/O/r/i/ )

adjective (a)

  • Quadrate; square.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    fair game, prey, target
    source: wordnet30
  • a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    A British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'.
    Synonym:
    pit, stone pit
    source: wordnet30
  • animal hunted or caught for food(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    prey
    source: wordnet30
  • Same as 1st Quarrel.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • 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).(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    Quarry marble.
    source: wordnet30
  • To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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