Prey vs. Quarry

Preynoun

(archaic) Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war

Preynoun

That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.

Preynoun

A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.

Preynoun

The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.

Preynoun

The victim of a disease.

Preyverb

(intransitive) To act as a predator.

Preynoun

Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.

Preynoun

That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.

Preynoun

The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.

Preyverb

To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by violence.

Preynoun

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence;

Preynoun

animal hunted or caught for food

Preyverb

profit from in an exploitatory manner;

Preyverb

prey on or hunt for;

Quarrynoun

(mining) A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.

Quarrynoun

A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.

Quarrynoun

(uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.

Quarrynoun

(countable) An object of search or pursuit.

Quarrynoun

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

Quarryverb

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

Quarryverb

To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.

Quarryverb

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

Quarrynoun

Same as 1st Quarrel.

Quarrynoun

A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.

Quarrynoun

The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.

Quarrynoun

A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a).

Quarryadjective

Quadrate; square.

Quarryverb

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

Quarryverb

To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

Quarrynoun

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence;

Quarrynoun

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate;

Quarrynoun

animal hunted or caught for food

Quarryverb

extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry;

Quarry

A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their environmental impact.The word quarry can also include the underground quarrying for stone, such as Bath stone.