English dictionary definition of:

quarry


Noun

  • 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

Verb

  • extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

Thesaurus

pit prey target

Spellzone course content

View spelling list qua and squa words and learn about the word quarry in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 3. Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 2.

View spelling list qua words and learn about the word quarry in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 6. Short vowels e.g. e or ea? o or u? .

Scrabble score for quarry


Scrabble score = 18

generated at 09:01:32 on 19-11-19

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