Dream Dictionary

Quarry

To see a quarry in your dream, denotes that hard work will lead to an advancement in your present job.

Alternatively, you may have dug yourself into an emotional hole.

To dream of an idle quarry, signifies disappointment and failure and possibly death.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 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" [syn: prey, quarry, target, fair game]
  • 2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: pit, quarry, stone pit]
  • 3: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: prey, quarry]
  • v. 1: extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble"