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QUARRY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for QUARRY?

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Need another word that means the same as “quarry”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “quarry” in this overview.

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Quarry as a Noun
Definitions of "Quarry" as a noun
Synonyms of "Quarry" as a noun (5 Words)
Usage Examples of "Quarry" as a noun
Associations of "Quarry" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Quarry” are: prey, fair game, target, pit, stone pit

Quarry as a Noun

Definitions of "Quarry" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “quarry” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Animal hunted or caught for food.
A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate.
A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.
A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.

Synonyms of "Quarry" as a noun (5 Words)

fair game	A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
pit	An orchestra pit. The recent protests over planned pit* closures.*
prey	Plunder or (in biblical use) a prize. He was easy prey* for the two con men.*
stone pit	United States architect (1902-1978.
target	The location of the target that is to be hit. A military target.

Usage Examples of "Quarry" as a noun

A limestone quarry.
A British term for `quarry' is `stone pit.

Associations of "Quarry" (30 Words)

archaeologist	A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains. Chinese archaeologists uncovered life sized terracotta statues.
auriferous	(of rocks or minerals) containing gold. Auriferous quartz veins.
burrow	A hole made by an animal, usually for shelter. Moles burrowing away underground.
coal	Mine or extract coal. The big ship coaled.
collier	A coal miner.
colliery	A coal mine and the buildings and equipment associated with it.
delve	Dig; excavate. The approach from the surface above had awed her so hugely delved were the tunnels.
dig	The act of digging. They set up camp next to the dig.
disinter	Discover (something that is well hidden. He has disinterred an important collection of writings.
dug	An udder or breast or teat.
excavation	A site that is being or has been excavated. The methods of excavation* have to be extremely rigorous.*
gold	Coins or other articles made of gold. He proved to be a rabid seeker for gold* and power.*
granite	Something having the quality of granite unyielding firmness. Granite columns.
gravel	Cover an area of ground with gravel. Steps lead down from the terrace to a gravelled path.
mine	Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted. Mine ores and metals.
miner	Laborer who works in a mine. Anyone can become a bitcoin miner.
mineral	Of or denoting a mineral. A wide range of necessary vitamins and minerals.
mineshaft	A deep narrow vertical hole, or sometimes a horizontal tunnel, that gives access to a mine. One member of this party almost vanished down a hidden disused mineshaft.
mining	The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth. A mining* town.*
nephrite	An amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders.
ore	A monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden 100 ore equal 1 krona. The mine s reserves of ore.
pit	A person s armpit. Pooled commodity funds liquidated positions in the corn and soybean pits.
quartz	A hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form present in most rocks especially sandstone and granite yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities.
rock	A mass of rock projecting above the earth s surface or out of the sea. The Irish scrum has been as solid as a rock.
sand	An expanse of sand typically along a shore. No one has the sand* to stand against him.*
scoop	Take out or up with or as if with a scoop. He used a scoop* to serve the ice cream.*
shovel	An amount of something carried or moved with a shovel. Shovel sand.
silicon	The chemical element of atomic number 14 a non metal with semiconducting properties used in making electronic circuits Pure silicon exists in a shiny dark grey crystalline form and as an amorphous powder.
underground	An underground railway especially the one in London. Underground resistance.
unearth	Discover (something hidden, lost, or kept secret) by investigation or searching. Workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell.