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quar·ry

quarry

 
 
pronunciation:
kwaw ri [or] kwa ri
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
inflections: quarries
definition: a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like.
A bulldozer was clearing earth and sand from the floor of the quarry.
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part of speech: verb
inflections: quarries, quarrying, quarried
definition: to take, blast, or cut (stone, marble, or the like) from or as if from a quarry.
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derivation: quarriable (adj.)
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  rock, stone