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Slate vs Quarry - What's the difference?

slate | quarry |

As nouns the difference between slate and quarry

is that slate is (uncountable) a fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers 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.

As verbs the difference between slate and quarry

is that slate is to cover with slate 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 a adjective slate

is having the bluish-grey/gray colour/color of slate.

slate

English

Noun

(wikipedia slate) (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
  • (uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
  • (countable) A sheet of slate for writing on with chalk.
  • (countable) A tile made of slate.
  • (countable) A record of money owed.
  • Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week.
  • (countable) A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
  • Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote.
  • An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
  • A thin plate of any material; a flake.
  • Synonyms

    * slate grey, slate gray * (record of money owed) account, bill

    Derived terms

    * clean slate * on the slate * wipe the slate clean

    See also

    * basalt * blackboard * chalkboard * whiteboard *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having the bluish-grey/gray colour/color of slate.
  • Derived terms

    * slate black * slate blue * slate gray/slate grey * slate pencil * slate-coloured junco * slaty

    Verb

  • To cover with slate.
  • The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.
  • (chiefly, British) To criticise harshly.
  • The play was slated by the critics.
  • (chiefly, US) To schedule.
  • The election was slated for November 2nd.
  • (chiefly, US) To destine or strongly expect.
  • The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.
  • To punish severely.
  • The boy was slated by his own mom for disobeying her.

    Anagrams

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    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)
  • A site for mining stone, limestone or slate.
  • ''Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara
  • *
  • There was a good quarry of limestone on the farm

    Verb

  • To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
  • ''Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.
  • (figuratively) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
  • ''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)
  • 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". - BBC News website, 27 April 2007
  • Synonyms
    * mark * prey * target

    Verb

  • To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
  • (rfquotek, L'Estrange)

    Etymology 3

    An alteration of quarrel

    Noun

    (quarries)
  • A diamond-shaped tile or pane, notably of glass or stone