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- pronunciation:
- kwaw
ri
[or]
kwa
ri
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| 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. |
| related words: |
mine, pit |
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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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| related words: |
excavate |
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| derivation: |
quarriable (adj.) |
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