Difference between Prey and Quarry

What is the difference between Prey and Quarry?

Prey as a noun is anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder. while Quarry as a noun is a site for mining stone, limestone or slate.

Prey

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder. That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim. A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To victimize, hunt, attack or plunder. To devour. To exert harmful influence.

Example sentence: Take hope from the heart of man and you make him a beast of prey.

Quarry

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A site for mining stone, limestone or slate.An animal which is hunted, notably mammal or bird.An object of search or pursuit.A diamond-shaped tile or pane, notably of glass or stone

Example sentence: From the top of the quarry cliffs, one could see the New Jersey suburbs bordered by the New York City skyline.

We hope you now know whether to use Prey or Quarry in your sentence.

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