quarry

nouns

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

"he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"

fair game, prey, quarry, target

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"

pit, quarry, stone pit

animal hunted or caught for food

prey, quarry

extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

"quarry marble"

quarry

is derived from

is derived from

entails

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

"Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

domain category

the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry

is a type of (narrower)

draw from; make good use of

"we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"