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quarry

/ˈk(w)ɔɹ.i/noun, verb2 syllables

Quarry means: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.

Synonyms for quarry10

noun, as in a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

prey, target, fair game

noun, as in a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

pit, stone pit

noun, as in animal hunted or caught for food

prey

also used for quarry

mine, dig, dig up, unearth, mark

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What does quarry mean?4

noun

1

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”

2

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate“a British term for ‘quarry’ is ‘stone pit’”

3

animal hunted or caught for food

verb

1

extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry“quarry marble”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with quarry?10

two syllables

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four syllables

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Quarry in a sentence

  • He works in the quarry, breaking up rocks.Amastan
  • There is a rock quarry just north of town.orcrist
  • There's a rock quarry ten miles west of town.orcrist
  • The old quarry is now a popular swimming hole._undertoad
  • We used to love to go swimming in the quarry, but it was always a little scary.mccarras
  • A century ago, gypsum quarries sat here.Hybrid
  • There was a swimming hole in the abandoned quarry where marble had been found years ago.AlanF_US
  • They're going to need to quarry a lot of limestone in order to build the new church._undertoad

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Forms of quarry

as a noun

plural
quarries

as a verb

past tense
quarried
present participle
quarrying
third-person singular
quarries
past participle
quarried