Quarry

/ˈkwɒɹi/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:18 ptsWWF:18 pts6 letters

Definition of Quarry

noun

  1. A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.

    "Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara."

verb

  1. To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
  2. To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.

    "They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri."

Anagrams of Quarry

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