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quarry

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɒri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwôr′ē, kwor′ē)

Inflections of 'quarry' (n): npl: quarries

Inflections of 'quarry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

quarries: v 3rd person singular

quarrying: v pres p

quarried: v past

quarried: v past p

Collocations for "quarry"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "quarry" in context.

quarry

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

a [marble, limestone, granite, gravel] quarry
an old quarry
going down to the quarry
[drinking, hanging out, taking drugs] down at the (old) quarry
the [town, local] quarry
[dig, fill in] a quarry
the quarry was [opened, closed]
transport [limestone] from the quarry
built with [marble] from the (local) quarry
the quarry road

quarry [limestone, stones, rock, raw material]
[was, is] quarried for [construction, building, the raw] materials
quarry [limestone] for [export, construction, profits]
quarry the [mountain, hillside]

n as adj

the quarry road

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'quarry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

stone - gravel - crane - limestone

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