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19 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• quarry n. (Mining) A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.
• quarry v. (Transitive) To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
• quarry v. (Figuratively, transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
• quarry n. (Uncountable, obsolete) A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.
• quarry n. (Uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
• quarry n. (Countable) An object of search or pursuit.
• quarry v. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
• quarry n. A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.

— English words, defined in French —

• quarry n. Proie.
• quarry n. Carrière.
• quarry n. Morceau de verre, de pierre ou de carrelage en forme de diamant.
• quarry v. (Transitif).
• quarry v. (Intransitif) Creuser comme dans une carrière.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• quarry s. Cantera, excavación.
• quarry s. Una fuente abundante de suministros.
• quarry v. Extraer piedra de una cantera.
• quarry v. Hacer una cantera.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• quarry s. Cava (di pietra).
• quarry s. Preda.

48 English words from 8 English definitions

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8 English words from 11 foreign definitions

Cantera Cava dans forme Morceau piedra Preda Una

21 foreign words from 11 foreign definitions

abundante cantera carrelage carrière comme Creuser diamant en␣forme␣de excavación Extraer fuente Hacer Intransitif pierre pietra Proie suministros Transitif una une verre

15 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

quarrying quarryman quarrymen quarryable quarryings quarrylike quarry␣tile quarry-faced quarry␣light quarrystone quarry␣tiles quarry␣water quarry␣lights quarrymaster quarrymasters

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

goldquarryite

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

arr ARR arr. 'Arry qua quar UAR

4 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

quæry quarre querry Querry

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