- quar|ry|ing
- quar|ry|ing «KWAWR ee ihng, KWOR-», noun.the work or business of taking large solid blocks or broken masses of limestone, marble, slate, or the like, from the earth and preparing them for building.
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quar|ter|ing — … Useful english dictionary
quar — an·ti·quar·i·an·ism; mac·quar·ie; quar; quar·an·tin·able; quar·an·tin·er; quar·en·tene; quar·reled; quar·rel·er; quar·rel·some; quar·rel·some·ly; quar·rel·some·ness; quar·ri·able; quar·ried; quar·ri·er; quar·ri·on; quar·ry·man; quar·ta·tion;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
quar|ry — quar|ry1 «KWAWR ee, KWOR », noun, plural ries, verb, ried, ry|ing. –n. 1. a place where stone is dug, cut, or blasted out for use in building: »an ancient quarry from which the stone has been cut out in smooth masses (Amelia B. Edwards). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
quar|rel — quar|rel1 «KWAWR uhl, KWOR », noun, verb, reled, rel|ing or (especially British) relled, rel|ling. –n. 1. an angry dispute or disagreement; fight with words; breaking off of friendly relations: »They have had a quarrel and don t speak to each… … Useful english dictionary
quar|an|tine — «KWAWR uhn teen, KWOR », verb, tined, tin|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to keep (a person, animal, plant, or ship) away from others for a time to prevent the spread of a contagious disease: »My brother was quarantined for three weeks when he had scarlet… … Useful english dictionary
quar|ter|saw — «KWAWR tuhr SAW», transitive verb, sawed, sawed or sawn, saw|ing. to saw (a log) lengthwise into quarters and then into boards. Logs are quartersawed so that the top and bottom surfaces of each board show a cross section of the annual rings of… … Useful english dictionary
quarrelingly — quar·rel·ing·ly … English syllables
quarrel — quar|rel1 [ kwɔrəl ] noun count * 1. ) an argument, especially one about something unimportant between people who know each other well: petty quarrels quarrel about/over: We had the usual family quarrel about who should take the dog out. quarrel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quartering — quar•ter•ing [[t]ˈkwɔr tər ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of a person or thing that quarters 2) the assignment of quarters or lodgings 3) lying at right angles • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
