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Definitions for Mine
[1] a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective: The yellow sweater is mine.
[2] something that belongs to me: Mine is the red car.
[3] Archaic . my (used before a word beginning with a vowel or a silent h, or following a noun): mine eyes; lady mine.
[4] an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
[5] a place where such minerals may be obtained, either by excavation or by washing the soil.
[6] a natural deposit of such minerals.
[7] an abundant source; store: a mine of information.
[8] a device containing a charge of explosive in a watertight casing, floating on or moored beneath the surface of the water for the purpose of blowing up an enemy ship that strikes it or passes close by it.
[9] a similar device used on land against personnel or vehicles; land mine.
[10] a subterranean passage made to extend under an enemy's works or position, as for the purpose of securing access or of depositing explosives for blowing up a military position.
[11] a passageway in the parenchyma of a leaf, made by certain insects.
[12] to dig in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, etc.; make a mine.
[13] to extract coal, ore, or the like, from a mine.
[14] to make subterranean passages.
[15] to place or lay mines, as in military or naval operations.
[16] to dig in (earth, rock, etc.) in order to obtain ores, coal, etc.
[17] to extract (ore, coal, etc.) from a mine.
[18] to avail oneself of or draw useful or valuable material from: to mine every reference book available in writing the term paper.
[19] to use, especially a natural resource: to mine the nation's forests.
[20] to make subterranean passages in or under; burrow.
[21] to make (passages, tunnels, etc.) by digging or burrowing.
[22] to dig away or remove the foundations of.
[23] to place or lay military or naval mines under: to mine an enemy supply road.
[24] Agriculture . to grow crops in (soil) over an extended time without fertilizing.
[25] to remove (a natural resource) from its source without attempting to replenish it.
[26] the nominative singular pronoun, used by a speaker in referring to himself or herself.
[27] (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
[28] Metaphysics . the ego.
[29] Mineral Engineer.
[30] something or someone belonging to or associated with me mine is best
[31] of mine belonging to or associated with me
[32] (preceding a vowel) an archaic word for my 1 mine eyes ; mine host
[33] a system of excavations made for the extraction of minerals, esp coal, ores, or precious stones
[34] any deposit of ore or minerals
[35] a lucrative source or abundant supply she was a mine of information
[36] a device containing an explosive designed to destroy ships, vehicles, or personnel, usually laid beneath the ground or in water
[37] a tunnel or sap dug to undermine a fortification
[38] a groove or tunnel made by certain insects, esp in a leaf
[39] to dig into (the earth) for (minerals)
[40] to make (a hole, tunnel, etc) by digging or boring
[41] to place explosive mines in position below the surface of (the sea or land)
[42] to undermine (a fortification) by digging mines or saps
[43] another word for undermine
[44] the ninth letter and third vowel of the modern English alphabet
[45] any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in bite or hit
[46] something shaped like an I (in combination ) an I-beam
[47] dot the i's and cross the t's to pay meticulous attention to detail
[48] the imaginary number √–1 Also called: j
[49] (subjective) refers to the speaker or writer
[50] chem iodine
[51] physics current
[52] physics isospin
[53] logic a particular affirmative categorial statement, such as some men are married, often symbolized as SiP Compare A, E, O 1
[54] (Roman numeral) one See Roman numerals
[55] Italy (international car registration)
Words related to Mine
field, pit, store, quarry, reserve, unearth, shovel, extract, excavate, drill, abundance, shaft, hoard, wealth, fund, excavation, spring, treasury, well, bed
Words nearby Mine
mindoro, mindscape, mindset, mindshare, mindszenty, mine, mine detector, mine dump, mine examiner, mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord, mineable
Origin of Mine
Ibefore 900; Middle English ik, ich, i; Old English ic, ih; cognate with German ich, Old Norse ek, Latin ego, Greek egṓ, OCS azŭ, Lithuanian aš, Sanskrit ahám
Words that may be confused with Mine
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, Iaye, eye, I
Other words from Mine
un·mined , adjective
Word origin for Mine
I(for sense 4) from Latin (aff ) i (rmo ) I affirm
Synonyms for Mine
field, pit, quarry, reserve, store, abundance, bed, bonanza, ditch, excavation, fount, fountain, fund, hoard, lode, shaft, source, spring, stock, treasury, trench, vein, wealth, well, wellspring, gold mine, treasure trove