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Mine

/ Mine /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
Type of:
explosive device
Kinds of:
floating mine marine mine land mine ground-emplaced mine booby trap
noun Sense 2
excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
Type of:
excavation hole in the ground
Kinds of:
coal mine coalpit copper mine goldmine gold mine
Has parts:
colliery pit
verb Sense 3
lay mines
"The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
Type of:
reinforce reenforce
Kinds of:
countermine
Derived:
mining minelaying
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
get from the earth by excavation
"mine ores and metals"
Type of:
exploit tap
Kinds of:
strip mine surface mine surface-mine
Derived:
miner mineworker mining excavation
Entails:
dig delve cut into
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
mining excavation
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

explosive device floating mine marine mine land mine ground-emplaced mine booby trap excavation hole in the ground coal mine coalpit copper mine goldmine