quarry
/ˈkwɔri/
verb
- To dig or take stone, sand, or minerals from a quarry.
- The company plans to quarry limestone from this site for the next twenty years.
- They quarry marble from the mountains in Italy.
- Ancient Egyptians quarried huge blocks of stone to build the pyramids.
- To obtain something by searching or digging, often information or data.
- Researchers quarry data from public records for their study.
- The journalist quarried facts from multiple sources for her article.
- He spent hours quarrying information from old library archives.
noun
- A place where stone, sand, or minerals are dug out of the ground.
- Our town was built near an old limestone quarry that is now a lake.
- The workers at the granite quarry use heavy machinery to cut large blocks.
- The company opened a new quarry to supply gravel for road construction.
- An animal that is being hunted or chased.
- The hunter lost sight of his quarry when it disappeared into the forest.
- The eagle spotted its quarry from high above and dove down swiftly.
- The lioness stalked her quarry through the tall grass.
- A person or thing that is being pursued or sought after.
- The detective finally caught up with his quarry after a long chase.
- The treasure hunters spent months tracking their elusive quarry.
- For the paparazzi, the celebrity was their favorite quarry.