Synonyms & related words for quarries

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of quarries. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to quarries

Explore words related to quarries — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include quarried, quarrying, quarrier, pit, opencast, limestone, bluestone, burrstone. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does quarries come from?

The word quarries breaks down into 2 roots of Medieval Latin and English origin: quarr, from Medieval Latin quareria (“stone-cutting place”); and -ies, from English -s (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.