Synonyms for quarry
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.
- v. 1
To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.
Related words
- Phrases
- quarry tile
Example sentences
- pit Ziri planted a pit of a date palm in his backyard.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| quarry | falling | |
| pit | steady | |
| delft | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pit1, dig1, pry1
- 4 letters
- game1, mark1, mine1, prey1
- 5 letters
- delft1
- 6 letters
- target2
- 7 letters
- quarrel2, unearth2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (target2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- curée
- Italiano
- spartizione