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Look up: quarry

  1. quarry
    [v] - extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Quarry
    The bird or animal that a bird of prey is hunting.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20587

  3. Quarry
    a large pit dug to obtain a mineral from the ground. Rocks and ore are quarried.
    Found on http://geographyfieldwork.com/GeographyV

  4. Quarry
    Quar'ry noun [ Middle English quarre , Old French quarré square, French carré , from Latin quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See Quadrate , and confer Quarrel an arrow.] Same as 1st Quarrel . [ Obsolete] Fairfax.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/5

  5. Quarry
    Quar'ry adjective [ Old French quarré .] Quadrate; square. [ Obsolete]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/5

  6. Quarry
    Quar'ry noun ; plural Quarries . [ Middle English querre , Old French cuiriée , French curée , from cuir hide, leather, from Latin corium ; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the ak...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/5

  7. Quarry
    Quar'ry intransitive verb To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. L'Estrange.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/5

  8. Quarry
    Quar'ry noun [ Middle English quarrere , Old French quariere , French carrière , Late Latin quadraria a quarry, whence squared ( quadrati ) stones are dug, from quadratus square. See Quadrate .] A place...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/5

  9. Quarry
    Quar'ry transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Quarried ; present participle & verbal noun Quarrying .] To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/5

  10. Quarry
    • (n.) A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a). • (n.) The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks. • (n.) A heap of game ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. quarry
    place where dimension stone or aggregate (sand, gravel, crushed rock) is mined. The products of dimension stone quarries are prismatic blocks of rock ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/q/4

  12. Quarry
    Quarry is a Scottish boy name. The meaning of the name is `proud` Quarrie,Quarry The name Quarry doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Quarry seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Quar

  13. quarry
    quarry (stones, rocks)
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  14. Quarry
    A `quarry` is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarry



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