- mine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
--1 is a kind of excavation, hole in the ground
--1 is a part of colliery, pit
--1 has part: adit; mineshaft; shaft
--1 has particulars:coal mine, coalpit; copper mine; goldmine, gold mine; salt mine; silver mine; strip mine; sulphur mine, sulfur mine Derived form: verb mine1 - mine - explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
--2 is a kind of explosive device
--2 has particulars:floating mine, marine mine; land mine, ground-emplaced mine, booby trap Derived form: verb mine2
- mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
--1 is one way to exploit, tap
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun mine1, noun miner1, noun mining1
Somebody ----s something
- mine - lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
--2 is one way to reinforce, reenforce
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun mine2, noun mining2
Somebody ----s something