| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | mine | Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted |
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| 2 | mine | Explosive device that explodes on contact | |
| VERB | 1 | mine | Get from the earth by excavation |
| 2 | mine | Lay mines |
| Sounds | may'n |
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| Rhymes | airline, align, aline, and 137 more rhymes in ayn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted. |
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| Part of | colliery, pit |
| Parts | adit; mineshaft; shaft |
| Narrower | coal mine, coalpit; copper mine; goldmine, gold mine; salt mine; silver mine; strip mine; sulphur mine, sulfur mine |
| Broader | excavation, hole in the ground |
| Verbs | mine |
| Meaning | Explosive device that explodes on contact. Designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel. |
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| Narrower | floating mine, marine mine; land mine, ground-emplaced mine, booby trap |
| Broader | explosive device |
| Verbs | mine |
| Meaning | Get from the earth by excavation. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "mine ores and metals" |
| Category | mining, excavation |
| Entails | dig, delve, cut into, turn over |
| Narrower | strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine |
| Broader | exploit, tap |
| Nouns | miner; mine; mining |
| Meaning | Lay mines. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia" |
| Narrower | countermine |
| Broader | reinforce, reenforce |
| Nouns | mining; mine |