mine English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .
Pronoun
My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.
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#* 1862 February, , "(The Battle Hymn of the Republic)", in The Atlantic Monthly , Volume IX, Number LII, page 10,
- Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: /
Usage notes
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* Historically, (term) came to be used only before a consonant sound, and later came to be used regardless of the following sound. Nonetheless, (term) still sees archaic pre-vocalic use, as may be seen in the 1862 quotation above.
Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) (m), from .
Noun
( en noun)
view of an anti-tank landmine
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
- This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.
- He came out of the coal mine with a face covered in black.
- Most coal and ore comes from open-pit mines nowadays.
(military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
(military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
- His left leg was blown off after he stepped on a mine .
- The warship was destroyed by floating mines .
(pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
(entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
Derived terms
* anti-personnel mine
* anti-tank mine
* coal mine
* gold mine, goldmine
* land mine, landmine
* limpet mine
* magnetic mine
* minefield
* minelayer
* mine of information
* miner
* mineral
* mine run
* mine shaft, mineshaft
* minesweeper
* mineworker
* naval mine
* open-pit mine
* proximity mine
* proxy mine
* salt mine
* strip-mine, strip mine
Verb
( min)
(ambitransitive) To remove (ore) from the ground.
- Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.
To dig into, for ore or metal.
* Ure
- Lead veins have been traced but they have not been mined .
To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
- We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.
To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
- the mining cony
To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
* Hayward
- They mined the walls.
* Sir Walter Scott
- Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers had mined them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity.
Derived terms
* miner
* mining
Etymology 3
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ours English
Pronoun
That which belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun.
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