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quarry 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈkwôrē/,/ˈkwä-/,
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quarries, plural;
  1. Extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry

  2. Cut into (rock or ground) to obtain stone or other materials

Noun
  1. A diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows

  2. An unglazed floor tile

  1. extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble"
  2. prey: 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"; "the target of a manhunt"
  3. pit: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
  4. prey: animal hunted or caught for food
  5. (quarrying) the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
  6. A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. ...
  7. Quarry is a novel by Ally Kennen published in February 2011. Until the delivering date, the book was planned to be called "Rites", but on February 27th, 2010, the name was officially changed to "Quarry".
  8. The Quarry is the main recreational park in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The park was created in 1719 and encompasses 23 acres. ...
  9. (Quarries (biblical)) Quarries - (1.) The "Royal Quarries" (see Zedekiah's Cave) — not found in Scripture — is the name given to the vast caverns stretching far underneath the northern hill, Bezetha, on which Jerusalem is built. ...
  10. A site for mining stone, limestone or slate; To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry; (transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching
  11. (Quarrying) The surface exploitation of stone or mineral deposits from the earth's crust.  Removal of rock which has value because of its physical characteristics.
  12. (Quarries) Diamonds or rectangles of glass leaded together in a lattice design.
  13. (Quarries) Open pits where stone or marble is extracted.
  14. (Quarries) Same as Quarry tiles
  15. (Quarries) Square (or diamond) panes of glass supported by lead strips (cames); square floor slabs or tiles.
  16. The location of an operation where a natural deposit of stone is removed from the ground.
  17. To dream of being in a quarry and seeing the workmen busy, denotes that you will advance by hard labor. An idle quarry, signifies failure, disappointment, and often death.
  18. A rock pit. An open cut mine in rock chosen for physical rather than chemical characteristics.
  19. open-air works where rock is removed for commercial use.
  20. an archaeological site from which copper, stone or clay were acquired by either surface collection or mining.
  21. A rock bed. A place where rock is cut from.
  22. a type of site where mineral resources are procured or mined.
  23. The nearest shopping center to campus which includes the mammoth stores: Home Depot, Rainbow Foods, Office Max, PetSmart, Famous Footwear, Old Navy, Party City, and last but most important for every college student, Target!
  24. (from French carré, square): a small pane of glass, usually diamond-shaped. Imitation quarries are glass panels that have lead lines painted on them to simulate the appearance of quarries.
  25. Anything being hunted or pursued.  A place where stone is excavated.