Hyphenation of quarry

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word quarry? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

quar-ry

Definitions of quarry:

1.	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
2.	A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate A British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'
3.	Animal hunted or caught for food
4.	Extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry Quarry marble

Synonyms of quarry:

noun	prey, target, fair game, victim
noun	pit, stone pit, excavation, hole in the ground
noun	prey, animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
verb	exploit, tap

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.