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Definition of 'mine'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (pron.) mine
a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective:
The yellow sweater is mine.

2.  mine
that or those belonging to me:
Mine is on the left.

3.  mine
Archaic. my (used before a word beginning with a vowel or a silent h, or following a noun):
mine eyes; lady mine.

4. (n.) mine
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting mineral substances, as ore, coal, or precious stones.

5.  mine
a natural deposit of such substances.

6.  mine
an abundant source; store:
a mine of information.

7.  mine
an explosive device floating on or moored just below the surface of the water, used for blowing up an enemy ship that strikes it or passes close by it.

8.  mine
a similar device used on land against personnel or vehicles; land mine.

9.  mine
an underground passage dug under an enemy's position so as to deposit explosives that will blow up the position.

10.  mine
a passageway in the tissue of a leaf, made by certain insects.

11. (v.i.) mine
to dig in the earth for the purpose of extracting a mineral substance; make a mine.

12.  mine
to extract a mineral substance from a mine.

13.  mine
to make subterranean passages.

14.  mine
to place or lay mines, as in military or naval operations.

15. (v.t.) mine
to dig in (earth) in order to extract a mineral substance.

16.  mine
to extract (a mineral substance) from a mine.

17.  mine
to use for extracting useful or valuable material from:
to mine every reference book available.

18.  mine
to use, esp. a natural resource:
to mine the nation's forests.

19.  mine
to make subterranean passages in or under; burrow.

20.  mine
to make, as a passage or tunnel, by digging or burrowing.

21.  mine
to dig away or remove the foundations of.

22.  mine
to place or lay military or naval mines under.

23.  mine
to remove (a natural resource) from its source without attempting to replenish it.

Etymology: (1275–1325; (v.) ME < OF miner < VL *mīnāre, prob. < a Celtic base *mein-; (n.) ME < MF, perh. n. der. of miner; cf. ML mina mine, mineral)

Definition of 'mine'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) mine
excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

2. (verb) mine
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel

3. (verb) mine
get from the earth by excavation
"mine ores and metals"

4. (verb) mine
lay mines
"The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"

Definition of 'mine'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (pronoun) mine
belonging or relating to the person speaking
Is that your hat or mine?; A friend of mine told me about it.

2. (noun) mine
a place where minerals are dug from the ground
a copper/tin/coal etc. mine

3. mine
a hidden explosive device that explodes when sth touches it
land mines

4. (verb) mine
to take minerals out of the ground
a mountainous area where coal is mined

5. mine
to put explosive mines in an area
to mine the harbor

Definition of 'mine'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) mine
see Mien

2. mine
belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel

3. (verb) mine
to dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise

4. (verb) mine
to form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony

5. (verb) mine
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

6. (verb) mine
to dig into, for ore or metal

7. (verb) mine
to get, as metals, out of the earth by digging

8. (verb) mine
a subterranean cavity or passage

9. (verb) mine
a pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries

10. (verb) mine
a cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent

11. (verb) mine
any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine

12. (verb) mine
fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good

Definition of 'mine'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. mine
1. In land mine warfare, an explosive or other material, normally encased, designed to destroy or damage ground vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or designed to wound, kill, or otherwise incapacitate personnel. It is designed to be detonated by the action of its victim, by the passage of time, or by controlled means. 2. In naval mine warfare, an explosive device laid in the water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of deterring shipping from entering an area. See also land mine warfare; mine warfare.

Translation of 'mine'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something which belongs to me Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).
Afrikaans: myne	Arabic: خاصَّتي	Bulgarian: мой
Brazilian: meu/minha	Czech: můj, moje, moji	German: mein/-e
Danish: min; mit; mine	Greek: δικός μου	Spanish: (el) mío, (la) mía, (los)
Estonian: minu (oma)	Farsi: مال من	Finnish: minun
French: mien, mienne, les miens,	Hebrew: שֶׁלִי	Hindi: मेरा
Croatian: moj, moje	Hungarian: enyém	Indonesian: milik saya
Icelandic: minn	Japanese: 私のもの	Korean: 내 것
Lithuanian: mano	Latvian: mans, manējs	Malay: kepunyaan saya
Dutch: van mij	Norwegian: min, mitt, mine	Polish: mój, moja, moje itd.
Persian: مال من	Pashto: زما	Portuguese: meu/minha
Romanian: al meu, a mea, ai mei, al	Russian: мой	Slovak: môj, moja, moje
Slovenian: moj	Serbian: moje	Swedish: min, mitt, mina
Thai: ของฉัน	Turkish: benim(ki)	Taiwanese: 我的
Ukrainian: мій; що належить мені	Urdu: میرا	Vietnamese: của tôi
Chinese: 我的
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