quarry
nounHow many syllables in quarry?
There are 2 syllables in the word quarry.How to pronounce quarry:
Definition of quarry:
- quarry (noun):
- game
- game hunted with hawks
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate.
Synonyms for quarry:
chalk pit
chalkpit
excavation
fair game
gravel pit
pit
prey
stone pit
target
Antonyms for quarry:
hunter
predator
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- wisdom
- observe
- sadly
- pumice
- meaner
- flower
- allure
- obsess
- famine
- drifted
- chignon
- tubby
- sweeter
- quibble
- fasten
- baffle
- Cora
- straighten
- pompous
- cheery
- gorge
- frisky
- vary
- simply
- awry
- squalid
- burglar
- boldly
- beckons
- pounces
- bravely
- hygiene
- worksheets
- meekly
- patterned
- streamlet
- harbour
- unclothed
- penult
- dwindling
- slogged
- ichor
- commence
- Sanders
- surmount
- decrease
- alludes
- squiggle
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