mine
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/maɪ̯n/]
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1. mine (noun) — sense 1
Definition: An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
Example: Meronyms: mine shaft, mineshaft; mine car
2. mine (noun) — sense 2
Definition: Any source of wealth or resources.
Example: She's a mine of information about the history of mathematics.
3. mine (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
Example: The most famous mine of the American Civil War led to the Battle of the Crater.
4. mine (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To remove (rock or ore) from the ground.
Example: Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.
5. mine (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To dig into, for ore or metal.
Example: Lead veins have been traced […] but they have not been mined.
6. mine (verb) — sense 6
Definition: To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
Example: We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.
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