quarry

quarry is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Same as 1st Quarrel. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 18 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Same as 1st Quarrel.
2. adjective. Quadrate; square.
3. noun. A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.
4. noun. A heap of game killed.
5. noun. The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.
6. intransitive verb. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
7. noun. 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).
8. transitive verb. To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
9. noun. animal hunted or caught for food

   Synonyms: prey

10. noun. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

    "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"

    Synonyms: pit

11. noun. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

    "he fell prey to muggers"

    "everyone was fair game"

    Synonyms: prey, target

12. verb. extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

    "quarry marble"

Synonyms

prey, pit, target

Common word forms

quarried, quarrier, quarries, quarrying, quarryable

Words from these letters

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