QUARRY

Meaning of QUARRY in English

n. prey, game, prize, object The hunter's dogs had run their quarry to ground Wealthy widows were regarded as fair quarry by the swindlers.

Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012

QUARRY — I. ˈkwȯrē, -wär-, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English querre, quirre part of the entrails of a beast …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUARRY — (v. t.) To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARRY — ( v. t. ) To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARRY — quarry 1 — quarriable, quarryable , adj. /kwawr"ee, kwor"ee/ , n. , pl. quarries , v. , quarried, quarrying . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARRY — I. ˈkwȯr-ē, ˈkwär- noun ( plural quarries ) Etymology: Middle English quirre, querre entrails of game given to the hounds, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUARRY — adj quadrate; square. 2. quarry ·noun a heap of game killed. 3. quarry ·noun ·same·as 1st quarrel. 4. quarry ·vi …
Webster English vocab
QUARRY — [quar.ry] n, pl quarries [ME querre entrails of game given to the hounds, fr. MF cuiree, fr. cuir skin, hide …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUARRY — open excavation in the Earth's crust from which stone is obtained. Quarried stone is classed either as dimension stone, meaning …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUARRY — / ˈkwɒri; NAmE ˈkwɔːri; ˈkwɑːri/ noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a place …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARRY — I. quar ‧ ry 1 /ˈkwɒri $ ˈkwɔː-, ˈkwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural quarries ) [ Sense 1: Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUARRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows. 2 (in full quarry tile) an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUARRY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 an excavation made by taking stone etc. for building etc. from its bed. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUARRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows. 2 (in full quarry tile) an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUARRY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 an excavation made by taking stone etc. for building etc. from its bed. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUARRY — 1. n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. an excavation made by taking stone etc. for building etc. from its …
Oxford English vocab
QUARRY — ( quarries, quarrying, quarried) 1. A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARRY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES quarry tile COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE disused ▪ They looked down into the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUARRY — (PERSON/ANIMAL) [noun] [C] - a person or animal being hunted or looked forThey pursued their quarry into an empty warehouse.
Cambridge English vocab
QUARRY — I. noun Quarry is used before these nouns: ↑ tile Quarry is used after these nouns: ↑ chalk , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
QUARRY — n. 1 mine, pit, excavation Only one quarry yielded the statuary marble needed by those sculptors v. 2 mine, extract, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
QUARRY — I 1. сущ. 1) каменоломня, открытая разработка, карьер to work a quarry ≈ разработать карьер abandoned quarry ≈ заброшенный карьер …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUARRY — quarry.ogg _I 1. ʹkwɒrı n 1> карьер, открытая выработка stone quarry - каменоломня 2> источник ( информации, сведений и т. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUARRY — 1) карьер, открытая выработка || разрабатывать ( полезные ископаемые ) открытым способом; разрабатывать карьер 2) каменоломня || добывать камень в …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
QUARRY — 1) карьер, открытая выработка || разрабатывать (полезные ископаемые) открытым способом; разрабатывать карьер 2) каменоломня || добывать камень в каменоломне 3) подземная выработка …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
QUARRY — карьер, каменоломня - quarry dynamite - quarry equipment - quarry stone
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
QUARRY — _I 1. ʹkwɒrı n 1) карьер, открытая выработка stone quarry - каменоломня 2> источник ( информации, сведений и т. п. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUARRY — I ˈkwɔrɪ 1. сущ. 1) каменоломня, открытая разработка, карьер to work a quarry — разработать карьер abandoned quarry — заброшенный …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
QUARRY — I ['°¦€ЇЎ] quarry.wav 1. сущ. 1) каменоломня, открытая разработка, карьер to work a quarry — разработать карьер abandoned quarry — заброшенный карьер marble quarry — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
QUARRY — 1) каменный карьер, каменоломня, открытая выработка; разнос 2) добывать камень из карьера; разрабатывать карьер • - alabaster quarry - ballast quarry - building-stone quarry - dimension-stone …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
QUARRY — I 1. сущ. 1) каменоломня, открытая разработка, карьер to work a quarry ≈ разработать карьер abandoned quarry ≈ заброшенный карьер …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUARRY — petriera; (hunting) preda. ~MAN: petrero; v. minar, exeavar; fracter
English interlingue dictionary
QUARRY — I. noun (plural quarries) see: cuirass Date: 14th century a heap of the game killed in a hunt, game , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUARRY — (n.) A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, …
Английский словарь Webster
QUARRY — (v. i.) To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARRY — (n.) The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARRY — (n.) A heap of game killed.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARRY — (n.) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARRY — (a.) Quadrate; square.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARRY — (n.) Same as 1st Quarrel.
Английский словарь Webster
QUARRY — ( v. i. ) To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARRY — ( n. ) The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARRY — ( n. ) Same as 1st Quarrel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARRY — ( n. ) A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARRY — ( n. ) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARRY — ( n. ) A heap of game killed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARRY — ( a. ) Quadrate; square.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARRY — v. hew, chisel; dig, excavate, mine; look for, seek
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUARRY — n. pit where stone is mined; game, animals which are hunted; prey, victim; thing which is chased, object of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUARRY — n. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural quarries Etymology: alteration of 1 quarrel Date: 1555 : a diamond-shaped pane of glass, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUARRY — n. Function: verb Inflected Form: quar · ried ; quar · ry · ing Date: 1774 transitive verb 1 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUARRY — n. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural quarries Etymology: Middle English quarey, alteration of quarrere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *quadraria, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUARRY — n. Pronunciation: ' kwo ̇ r- ē , ' kwär- Function: noun Inflected Form: plural quarries Etymology: Middle English quirre, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUARRY — ~ 1 ■ noun ( plural quarries ) a place, typically a large pit, from which stone or other materials …
Concise Oxford English vocab
QUARRY — quarr|y, Q~ BrE AmE ˈkwɒr |i AmE ˈkwɑːr |i ˈkwɔːr- ▷ quarr|ied id ▷ quarr|ies iz ▷ quarr|ying i ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUARRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the object of pursuit by a bird of prey, hounds, hunters, etc. 2 an intended victim …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUARRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the object of pursuit by a bird of prey, hounds, hunters, etc. 2 an intended victim …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUARRY — (quarries, ~ing, quarried) 1. A ~ is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
QUARRY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUARRY — n. Function: verb Synonyms: MINE , delve
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
QUARRY — n. Function: noun Synonyms: GAME 3, chase, prey
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
QUARRY — n. 1. Stone-pit, stone-bed. 2. Prey ( especially that of the hunting falcon ), game, object of the chase. 3. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
QUARRY — I. noun Synonyms: game 3, chase, prey II. verb Synonyms: mine , delve
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUARRY — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
QUARRY — n. 25B6; noun PREY, victim; object, goal, target; kill, game.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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