noun🔗ShareA site for mining stone, limestone, or slate."Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara."geologymaterialindustrybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry."The construction company will quarry limestone from the hillside to build the new school. "geologymaterialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching."They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri."geologyindustrymaterialworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward."The hunter tossed the quarry to the hounds, rewarding them for the successful hunt. "animalfoodsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted."The hawk circled above, searching for its quarry in the field below. "animalnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn object of search or pursuit."The detective made the missing child his quarry, searching tirelessly for any clue. "actionsportmilitarygameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy."The hawk circled patiently, waiting for the right moment to quarry the field mouse below. "animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone."The stained-glass window used a beautiful, clear quarry of colored glass to depict the scene. "materialarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
