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   mine

   /mīn/

   noun

   • 1. an excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals: "a copper mine" Similar pitcollieryexcavationquarryworkingsdiggingslodeveinseamdepositshaftmineshaftcoalfieldgoldfieldopencast mineopen-pit minestrip mine
   • ▪ an abundant source of something: "the book contains a mine of information" Similar rich sourcerepositorystorestorehousereservoirgold mineminttreasure housetreasuryreservefundwealthveinstocksupplyhoardaccumulationwellspring
   • 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, or ship: "his jeep ran over a mine and he was killed"
   • ▪ a subterranean passage under the wall of a besieged fortress, especially one in which explosives are put to blow up fortifications. historical Similar tunnelhistorical:sap

   verb

   • 1. obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine: "the company came to the area to mine phosphate" Similar quarryexcavatedig (up)extractunearthremovedrawscoop outstrip-mine
   • ▪ dig in (the earth) for coal or other minerals: "the hills were mined for copper oxide"
   • ▪ dig or burrow in (the earth): "the earth beneath had been tortuously mined by pestilential rabbits"
   • ▪ delve into (an abundant source) to extract something of value, especially information or skill: "how do they manage to mine such a rich vein of talent?" Similar searchransackdelve intorake throughscourscanreadlook throughsurvey
   • ▪ obtain units of (a cryptocurrency) by running a computer process to solve specific mathematical problems: "if you're mining bitcoin you need to do it faster than anyone else"
   • 2. lay explosive mines on or just below the surface of (the ground or water): "the area was heavily mined" Similar defend with minesprotect with mineslay with minessow with mines
   • ▪ destroy by means of an explosive mine: "HMS Ocean was mined in the Dardanelles in 1915"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French mine (noun), miner (verb), perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh mwyn ‘ore’, earlier ‘mine’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mineable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

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