Excavate vs Quarry - What's the difference?
excavate | quarry |
To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
To uncover (something) by removing its covering.
(zoology) Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata.
A site for mining stone, limestone or slate.
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To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
(figuratively) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
An animal which is hunted, notably mammal or bird.
A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds.
An object of search or pursuit.
* ''A US State Department website advertised a reward of up to $1m (£500,000) for the capture of its quarry , who was described as 5ft 11in (180cm) tall, with a pale complexion, "a moustache and a long, heavy beard that is starting to grey". -
A diamond-shaped tile or pane, notably of glass or stone
In lang=en terms the difference between excavate and quarry
is that excavate is to uncover (something) by removing its covering while quarry is to obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.As verbs the difference between excavate and quarry
is that excavate is to make a hole in (something); to hollow while quarry is to obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry or quarry can be to secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.As nouns the difference between excavate and quarry
is that excavate is (zoology) any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade excavata while quarry is a site for mining stone, limestone or slate or quarry can be an animal which is hunted, notably mammal or bird or quarry can be a diamond-shaped tile or pane, notably of glass or stone.excavate
English
Etymology 1
Known since 1599, from (etyl) .Verb
(en-verb)Etymology 2
Noun
(wikipedia excavate) (en noun)References
* (EtymOnLine) ----quarry
English
(wikipedia quarry)Etymology 1
From quarreria (1266), literally a "place where stones are squared", from (etyl) quadrare "to square", itself from quadra 'a square'Noun
(quarries)- ''Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara
- There was a good quarry of limestone on the farm
Verb
- ''Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.
- ''They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.
Synonyms
* (obtain stone by extraction) mine * (extract by search) dig (up)Derived terms
* quarrying (noun)Etymology 2
From quirre "entrails of deer placed on the hide and given to dogs of the chase as a reward," from (etyl) quirreie, from (etyl) cuiriee, altered (influenced by (etyl) cuir "skin," from (etyl) corium "hide"), from "viscera, entrails," from corata "entrails," from (etyl) cor "heart."Noun
(quarries)BBC News website, 27 April 2007