| NOUN | person | quarry, prey, target, fair game | a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule / ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence |
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| artifact | quarry, pit, stone pit | a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate | |
| animal | quarry, prey | animal hunted or caught for food | |
| VERB | consumption | quarry | extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry |
| Sounds | kwao'riy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule / ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence. | |
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| Synonyms | prey, target, fair game | |
| Broader | victim | An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance |
| Spanish | blanco, presa | |
| Catalan | presa | |
| Meaning | A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate. | |
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| Example | "a British term for 'quarry' is 'stone pit'" | |
| Synonyms | pit, stone pit | |
| Narrower | chalkpit, chalk pit | A quarry for chalk |
| gravel pit | A quarry for gravel | |
| Broader | excavation | A hole in the ground made by excavating |
| Spanish | cantera | |
| Catalan | cantera, pedrera | |
| Verbs | quarry | extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry |
| Meaning | animal hunted or caught for food. | |
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| Synonym | prey | |
| Broader | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Spanish | presa | |
| Catalan | presa | |
| Meaning | extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The men quarry the area for animals; The men quarry for animals in the area | |
| Example | "quarry marble" | |
| Category | quarrying | The extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry |
| Entails | dig, delve, cut into, turn over | Turn up, loosen, or remove earth |
| Broader | exploit, tap | Draw from |
| Spanish | extraer, sacar | |
| Catalan | extreure, treure | |
| Nouns | quarrier | a man who works in a quarry |
| quarry | a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate | |
| quarrying | the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry | |
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