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Word: quarry (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A diamond-shaped tile or pane, notably of glass or stone
  • An animal which is hunted, notably mammal or bird.
  • An object of search or pursuit.
  • A mining stone, limestone or slate.

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Verb:

  • figurative transitive To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
  • transitive To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.

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