All quarrying synonyms
quarΒ·ry
Q q verb quarrying
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- spade β a black figure shaped like an inverted heart and with a short stem at the cusp opposite the point, used on playing cards.
- till β up to the time of; until: to fight till death.
- tunnel β an underground passage.
- undermine β to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
- break up β When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- concave β A surface that is concave curves inwards in the middle.
- fork out β an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- root out β a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- turn over β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- dig up β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- scrape β to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- delve β If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it.
- empty β A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- trench β Richard Chenevix [shen-uh-vee] /ΛΚΙn Ι vi/ (Show IPA), 1807β86, English clergyman and scholar, born in Ireland.
- extract β Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
- hew β to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- pan β an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- bore β If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- bulldoze β If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer.
- burrow β A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- discover β to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- dredge β Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
- drill β a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
- enter β Come or go into (a place).
- excavate β Make (a hole or channel) by digging.
- exhume β Dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground.
- go into β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- gouge β a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
- harvest β Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- penetrate β to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- scoop β a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- search β to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
noun quarrying
- excavating β Present participle of excavate.
- drilling β a small furrow made in the soil in which to sow seeds.
- boring β Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- burrowing β a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
- digging β to make one's way or work by or as by removing or turning over material: to dig through the files.
- hollowing β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- pitting β the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
- prospecting β Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- scooping β a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- tapping β a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
- tunneling β Physics. a quantum-mechanical process by which a particle can pass through a potential energy barrier that is higher than the energy of the particle: first postulated to explain the escape of alpha particles from atomic nuclei.
- tunnelling β an underground passage.