What does mine mean?
Definitions for mine
maɪnmine
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mine.
Princeton's WordNet
minenoun
excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
mineverb
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
mineverb
get from the earth by excavation
"mine ores and metals"
mineverb
lay mines
"The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
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Minenoun
(Mil.) An explosive device placed concealed in a location, on land or at sea, where an enemy vehicle or enemy personnel may pass through, having a triggering mechanism which detects people or vehicles, and which will explode and kill or maim personnel or destroy or damage vehicles. A mine placed at sea (formerly called a torpedo, see torpedo (a)) is also called an marine mine and underwater mine and sometimes called a floating mine, even though it may be anchored to the floor of the sea and not actually float freely. A mine placed on land (formerly called a torpedo, see torpedo), usually buried, is called a land mine.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Minenoun
Etymology: mine, French; mwyn or mwn, Welsh, from maenlapis, in the plural meini.
Though streighter bounds your fortune did confine,
In your large heart was found a wealthy mine. Edmund Waller.A workman, to avoid idleness, worked in a groove or mine-pit thereabouts, which was little esteemed. Boyle.
A mine-digger may meet with a gem, which he knows not what to make of. Boyle.
The heedless mine-man aims only at the obtaining a quantity of such a metal as may be vendible. Boyle.
By what eclipse shall that sun be defac’d?
What mine hath erst thrown down so fair a tower?
What sacrilege hath such a saint disgrac’d? Philip Sidney, b. ii.Build up the walls of Jerusalem, which you have broken down, and fill up the mines that you have digged. John Whitgift.
Others to a city strong
Lay siege, encamp’d; by batt’ry, scale and mine,
Assaulting. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi.Minepronoun possessive.
It was anciently the practice to use my before a consonant and mine before a vowel, which euphony still requires to be observed. Mine is always used when the substantive precedes: Belonging to me.
Etymology: myn , Saxon; mein, German; mien, French; meus, Latin.
The devil himself could not pronounce a title
More hateful to mine ear. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Thou art a soul in bliss, but I am bound
Upon a wheel of fire; that mine own tears
Do scald like molten lead. William Shakespeare, King Lear.When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine again. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
If thou be’st slain, and with no stroke of mine,
My wife and children’s ghosts will haunt me still. William Shakespeare.A friend of mine is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him. Luke xi. 6.
That palm is mine. Dryden.
To Mineverb
To sap; to ruin by mines; to destroy by slow degrees, or secret means.
It will but skin and film the ulcerous place,
While rank corruption mining all within,
Insects unseen. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.They mined the walls, laid the powder, and rammed the mouth; but the citizens made a countermine. John Hayward.
The slow fever mines the constitution Henry St. John Bolingbroke.
To Mineverb
To dig mines or burrows; to form any hollows underground.
Etymology: from the noun.
The ranging stork in stately beeches dwells;
The climbing goats on hills securely feed;
The mining coneys shroud in rocky cells. Henry Wotton.Of this various matter the terrestrial globe consists, from its surface down to the greatest depth we ever dig or mine. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.
Wikipedia
Mine
Mine is a song by American singer-songwriter Bazzi. The song was self-released digitally on October 12, 2017. The song made its chart debut on February 3, 2018, after becoming an internet meme. The song charted in various countries including the United States, where it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified platinum in the United States, Australia, Canada, Sweden and New Zealand. The song was later featured as the 14th track on his debut album Cosmic, which was released on April 12, 2018.
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mine
A mine refers to an excavation or a site where valuable minerals, metals, or other geological materials are extracted from the earth. It is typically an underground or surface operation that involves digging, drilling, and blasting to access and extract the desired resources. Mines can include coal mines, gold mines, diamond mines, and various other types of mineral extraction sites.
Webster Dictionary
Minenoun
see Mien
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
Mineverb
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
Mineverb
to form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony
Mineverb
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
Mineverb
to dig into, for ore or metal
Mineverb
to get, as metals, out of the earth by digging
Mineverb
a subterranean cavity or passage
Mineverb
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
Mineverb
a cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent
Mineverb
any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine
Mineverb
fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good
Etymology: [OE. min, fr. AS. mn; akin to D. mijn, OS., OFries., & OHG. mn, G. mein, Sw. & Dan. min, Icel. minn, Goth. meins my, mine, meina of me, and E. me. 187. See Me, and cf. My.]
Wikidata
Mine
Mine is a novel written by American author Robert R. McCammon. It won the 1990 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mine
mīn, adj. pron. belonging to me: my. [A.S. mín; Ger. mein.]
Mine
mīn, v.i. and v.t. to dig for metals: to excavate: to dig under a wall or building in order to overturn it: to ruin or destroy by secret means.—n. a place from which metals are dug: an excavation dug under a fortification to blow it up with gunpowder: a rich source of wealth.—ns. Mine′-cap′tain, the overseer of a mine; Mī′ner, one who digs in a mine.—adj. Mī′ny, rich in mines: like a mine.—See also Submarine mine. [Low L. mināre, to lead, open a mine.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
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.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
MINE
A hole in the ground owned by a liar.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
mine
A passage made under ground, with a chamber at the end, under the place intended to be blown up; it is entered by the shaft, which leads through the gallery to the chamber.
Editors Contribution
minenoun
In solemnization of miles in the mental system as the brain is born to be a neon matter of light. 1.) used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker. An excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals. 2.) a type of bomb placed on or just below the surface of the ground or in the water that detonates when disturbed by a person, vehicle, plane, or ship.
I keep my mine in my own plane of thoughts for peace.
Etymology: Current source
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 21, 2024
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MINE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mine is ranked #65424 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Mine surname appeared 303 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mine.
56.4% or 171 total occurrences were White.
24% or 73 total occurrences were Asian.
7.2% or 22 total occurrences were Black.
6.9% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.
5.2% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mine' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3400
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mine' in Written Corpus Frequency: #501
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mine' in Nouns Frequency: #1356
Anagrams for mine »
mein
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mine in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of mine in a Sentence
Our representatives don’t talk about climate change; it’s a real problem, climate change is real. Our communities are the canaries in the coal mine. We get hit first.
I hear a knock... so I get up and open the door. I poke my head around the corner and then there's a camera behind( my daughter), camera behind that camera man... I'm like what the heck is going on ? i didn't add two and two together until they told me it was mine and even then I didn't believe it.
Donald is a friend of mine, and anytime that Donald shows up at an event, he brings with him hundreds of television cameras -- and suddenly the mainstream media will cover the rally.
I don't know his political leanings. For most clients, it's not something I get into, unless they are also friends of mine. There's no advantage in that.
A lot of the CEOs here are not only men, but also foreigners, you don't really see faces like mine.
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- منجمArabic
- těžitCzech
- mineDanish
- BergwerkGerman
- δικος μουGreek
- minaEsperanto
- míaSpanish
- مال خودمPersian
- KaivosFinnish
- mienFrench
- moisceIrish
- मेराHindi
- enyémHungarian
- իմArmenian
- saya milikIndonesian
- il mioItalian
- שליHebrew
- 鉱山Japanese
- ಗಣಿKannada
- 광산Korean
- meaLatin
- de mijneDutch
- minNorwegian
- mójPolish
- meuPortuguese
- A meaRomanian
- мойRussian
- minaSwedish
- என்னுடையதுTamil
- గనిTelugu
- ของฉันThai
- MayınTurkish
- мійUkrainian
- میراUrdu
- của tôi / cái này là của tôiVietnamese
- mineYiddish
- 矿Chinese
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