Term: quarrying: the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
Candidate hypernym: production: (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale → 1
Candidate hypernym: adornment: a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness → 0
Candidate hypernym: hydrazoic acid: a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling → 0
Candidate hypernym: lodge: small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener → 0
Candidate hypernym: light heavyweight: a wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds → 0
Candidate hypernym: shortness: the property of being truncated or short → 0
Candidate hypernym: pyromaniac: a person with a mania for setting things on fire → 0
Candidate hypernym: choctaw: the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw → 0
Candidate hypernym: caldera: a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression → 0
Candidate hypernym: jail bird: a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly → 0
Candidate hypernym: peg: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing → 0