quarry (noun)
1quarry tile — noun : machine made unglazed tile * * * a machine made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile. Also called promenade tile. [1935 40] * * * quarry tile noun A square unglazed floor tile • • • Main Entry: ↑quarry * * * quarry tile UK US noun …
2quarry — quar‧ry [ˈkwɒri ǁ ˈkwɔː , ˈkwɑː ] noun quarries PLURALFORM [countable] a place where large amounts of stone, sand etc are dug out of the ground: • a granite quarry quarry verb [transitive] : • granite that is quarried in Brazil * * * Ⅰ …
3quarry — Ⅰ. quarry [1] ► NOUN (pl. quarries) ▪ an open excavation in the earth s surface from which stone or other materials are extracted. ► VERB (quarries, quarried) 1) extract from a quarry. 2) cut into (rock or ground) to obtain …
4quarry face — noun : the freshly split face of ashlar squared off for the joints only as it comes from the quarry and used especially for massive work distinguished from rock face • quarry faced | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective …
5quarry — noun he would not allow his quarry to elude him Syn: prey, victim; object, goal, target; kill, game …
6quarry bed — noun : quarry face …
7quarry water — noun : the moisture content of freshly quarried stone especially if porous * * * quarry water, the moisture contained in newly quarried stone …
8quarry light — noun a diamond shaped pane of glass designed to be set in leads …
9quarry water — noun the moisture content of freshly quarried porous stone …
10quarry tile — noun a building construction material, usually 1/2 to 3/4 inches (13 to 19 mm) in thickness, made by the extrusion process from natural clays or shales …
