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- pronunciation:
- kwaw
ri
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kwa
ri
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive 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.
Work in the quarry had ceased long ago, and its huge expanse had filled with water from rain and underground springs. |
| related words: |
mine, pit |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
quarries, quarrying, quarried |
| definition 1: |
to take, blast, or cut (stone, marble, or the like) from or as if from a quarry.
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| definition 2: |
to excavate for use as a quarry.
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| related words: |
excavate |
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| derivation: |
quarriable (adj.) |
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