noun Download 🔗Share A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate. Examples : "Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara." geology material industry building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry. Examples : "The construction company will quarry limestone from the hillside to build the new school. " geology material industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching. Examples : "They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri." geology industry material work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward. Examples : "The hunter tossed the quarry to the hounds, rewarding them for the successful hunt. " animal food sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted. Examples : "The hawk circled above, searching for its quarry in the field below. " animal nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An object of search or pursuit. Examples : "The detective made the missing child his quarry, searching tirelessly for any clue. " action sport military game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. Examples : "The hawk circled patiently, waiting for the right moment to quarry the field mouse below. " animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone. Examples : "The stained-glass window used a beautiful, clear quarry of colored glass to depict the scene. " material architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
