Sekirov Dictionary

mine

/maɪ̯n/

pronoun 6
verb 10
noun 7
determiner 3
forms 3
phrases 2

pronoun6

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the one or ones related to the person speaking, for example by belonging to them, used after a verb such as "is"
- The house itself is mine, but the land is not.
- These books are mine.
That or those belonging to me.
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Used substantively, with an implied noun.
- Mine has been a long journey.
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Used absolutely, set off from the sentence.
- Mine for only a week so far, it already feels like an old friend.
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As double possessive.
- This house of mine is over 100 years old.
- You have something of mine.
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(informal) My house or home.
- We had the party at mine.

verb10

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To remove (rock or ore) from the ground.
- Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.
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To dig into, for ore or metal.
- Lead veins have been traced […] but they have not been mined. — 1837
(figurative) To tap into.
To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
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To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
- We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.
To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
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To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.
- They mined the walls. — 1628
(figurative) To ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
(slang) To pick one's nose.

noun7

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An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
- This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.
- He came out of the coal mine with a face covered in black.
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(figurative) Any source of wealth or resources.
- She's a mine of information about the history of mathematics.
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A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
- His left leg was blown off after he stepped on a mine.
- The warship was destroyed by floating mines.
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A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
- The most famous mine of the American Civil War led to the Battle of the Crater.
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A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
- A change to the blockchain method was contemplated to allow mines to hog less electric power.
The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.

determiner3

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(nonstandard, no longer used) My; belonging to me.
- Well, then, fix it up nice, waiter, and make mine baked hash an’ mashed ’taters and stewed corn and waiter!—plain white bread, no fancy rolls! — 1936
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(no longer used) Used attributively after the noun it modifies.
- […] Flesh and blood, / You, brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, / […] — 1610
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(no longer used) Used attributively before a vowel.
- Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: / […] — 1862

forms

mined · mining · mines

Phrases with mine

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