quarry vs quarrying

quarry

noun
  • A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate. 

  • An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted. 

  • An object of search or pursuit. 

  • A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone. 

verb
  • To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. 

  • To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry. 

  • To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching. 

quarrying

noun
  • A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry. 

  • The extraction of material from a quarry. 

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