Meaning of mine | Babel Free

Definitions

1. That or those belonging to me. Used predicatively
2. Honorific alternative letter-case form of mine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context
3. An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
   Australia
4. Any source of wealth or resources.
   Australia, figuratively
5. Used predicatively
6. Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to me: The green gloves are mine. If you can't find your hat, take mine.
7. A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
   Australia
8. Used substantively, with an implied noun
9. Used instead of my before an initial vowel or the letter h.
   my
10. A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
    Australia
11. Used absolutely, set off from the sentence
12. something which belongs to me. Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends). myne خاصَّتي мой meu/minha můj, moje, moji mein/-e min; mit; mine δικός μουmío, mía, míos, mías minu (oma) مال من minun mien, mienne, les miens, les miennes שלי मेरा moj, moje enyém milik saya minn 私のもの 내 것 mano mans, manējs kepunyaan saya van mijmin, mitt, minemój, moja, moje itd. زما meu/minha al meu, a mea, ai mei, ale mele мой môj, moja, moje moj moje min, mitt, mina ของฉัน benim ...
13. A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
    Australia
14. My house or home
15. a person who works in a mine, in Britain usually a coalminer. myner, mynwerker عامِل في مَنْجَم فَحْم минъор mineiro horník der Bergmann minearbejder εργάτης ορυχείου minero kaevur کارگر معدن kaivostyöläinen mineur/-euse כורה खदान में काम करने वाला rudar bányász penambang námumaður minatore 鉱夫 광부 kalnakasys, šachtininkas kalnracis; ogļracis pelombong mijnwerkergruvearbeidergórnik كان كيندونكى mineiro miner шахтёр baník rudar rudar gruvarbetare คนงานเหมือง madenci 礦工 гірник; шахтар کان میں کام...
    usually
16. The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
    Australia
17. mynbou تَعْدين، إسْتِخراج المعادِن разработване на мина mineração hornictví der Bergbau minedrift εξόρυξη, ναρκοθέτηση minería, explotación de minas kaevandamine حفر kaivostoiminta exploitation minièreכרייה खनन rudarenje bányászat, bányaipar pertambangan námugröftur industria mineraria 採鉱 광산업 kasyba, gavyba kalnrūpniecība melombong mijnbouw gruvedrift/-arbeid górnictwo كډى كول mineração exploatare minieră горное дело;минирование baníctvo rudarstvo rudarstvo gruvdrift, -arbete การทำเหมือง made...
18. A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
    Australia
19. an area of ground or water which is full of explosive mines. mynveld حَقْل ألْغام минно поле campo minado minové pole das Minenfeld minefelt ναρκοπέδιο campo de minas miiniväli میدان مین miinakenttä champ de mines שְׂדֶה מוֹקשִׂים खदान minsko polje aknamező medan ranjau sprengjubelti campo minato 地［機］雷敷設区域 지뢰(기뢰) 부설 지역 minų laukas, užtvara mīnu lauks kawasan periuk api mijnenveld minefelt pole minowe ماين لرونكى ساحه campo de minas câmp mi­nat минное поле mínové pole minsko polje minsko polje...
20. A hole or tunnel dug into the earth from which ore or minerals are extracted.
21. A deposit of ore or minerals in the earth or on its surface.
22. An abundant supply or source of something valuable: This guidebook is a mine of information.
23. A tunnel dug under an enemy emplacement to destroy it by explosives, cause it to collapse, or gain access to it for an attack.

Equivalents

Examples

“Meronyms: mine shaft, mineshaft; mine car”

“This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.”

“He came out of the coal mine with a face covered in black.”

“Most coal and ore comes from open-pit mines nowadays.”

“She's a mine of information about the history of mathematics.”

“To those seeking information about train services on the Continent, Cook's Continental Guide is always a mine of accurate information.”

“The most famous mine of the American Civil War led to the Battle of the Crater.”

“Holonym: minefield”

“His left leg was blown off after he stepped on a mine.”

“The warship was destroyed by floating mines.”

“Pack ice, at times mounting to a height of 35 ft., snow, fog, and floating mines all played their part in the disorganisation of railway services, and most of the train ferry services were completely suspended for a month or more; [...].”

“A change to the blockchain method was contemplated to allow mines to hog less electric power.”

CEFR level