There is a rock quarry just north of town.
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Quarry
/ˈkwɒɹ.i/
Synonyms for "quarry" (158 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (47)
Related words (79)
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prospectpullpull outpull uppursuitquintainrake outreason for beingremoveresourcerip outriverheadroot outroot upsapscoopscoop outscrabblescrapescratchshaftshovelsinksourcesource of supplyspadespringspringheadstapletake outtargettear outteleologythe huntedtrenchtroughtunnelultimate aimunearthunraveluprootveinveneryvictimweed outwellwellheadwellspringwithdrawworkingswrestwrest out
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18 entriesanimalanimate beingbeastbrutecreatureexcavationexploitextractionfaunageological featurehuntindustrial sitepreyprocurementpursued entitypursuit
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More specific
8 entriesgame animalgame pursuitgranite quarrygranite quarryinghunted animallimestone quarrylimestone quarryingprey capture
Collocations
10 entriesgranite quarrylimestone quarryopen quarryquarry for orequarry for stonequarry operationquarry sitequarry workersquarrying operationsstone quarry
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
31 total sentences available.
There was a swimming hole in the abandoned quarry where marble had been found years ago.
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There's a rock quarry ten miles west of town.
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He drowned in a quarry.
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