Quarrying and Soaking up

Quarrying noun - The extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry.

Soaking up and quarrying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soaking up" instead a verb "Quarrying".

Nearby Words: quarry, quarried

Soaking up noun - (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.

Quarrying and soaking up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quarrying" instead a verb "Soaking up".