As nouns the difference between mining and dining
is that
mining is (
senseid) the activity of removing solid valuables from the earth while
dining is eating dinner as a social function.
As verbs the difference between mining and dining
is that
mining is while
dining is .
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
mining English
Noun
(senseid) The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
- gold mining
(figuratively) Any activity that extracts or undermines.
- His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
* (Jonathan Swift)
- the fabrick, however weak by the delicacy of its composition, would not have fallen so soon, if the foundation had not been injured by the slow minings of regret and vexation.
(military) The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode
Derived terms
* defensive mining
* offensive mining
* open-pit mining
* strip-mining
* surface mining
Verb
(head)
Derived terms
* data mining
Related terms
* mine
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dining English
Noun
Eating dinner as a social function.
* 1869 , The XIX Century (volume 1, page 6)
- For my own part I preferred to remain with the ship, and I am now glad that I did so, for the welcome we received at Havana; the cheering crowds upon the quay; the friends we met and made; the dinings in and dinings out
Entertaining someone to dinner.
Related terms
* dining car
* dining room
* dining table
Verb
(head)
Anagrams
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