mine
pronoun
[ mʌɪn ]
• used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker.
• "you go your way and I'll go mine"
mine
determiner
• (used before a vowel) my.
• "tears did fill mine eyes"
Origin:
Old English mīn, of Germanic origin; related to me1 and to Dutch mijn and German mein .
mine
noun
• an excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals.
• "a copper mine"
Similar:
pit,
colliery,
excavation,
quarry,
workings,
diggings,
lode,
vein,
seam,
deposit,
shaft,
mineshaft,
coalfield,
goldfield,
opencast mine,
open-pit mine,
strip mine,
• a type of bomb placed on or just below the surface of the ground or in the water, which detonates on contact with a person, vehicle, or ship.
• "his jeep ran over a mine and he was killed"
mine
verb
• obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine.
• "the company came to the area to mine phosphate"
• lay explosive mines on or just below the surface of (the ground or water).
• "the area was heavily mined"
Similar:
defend with mines,
protect with mines,
lay with mines,
sow with mines,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mine (noun), miner (verb), perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh mwyn ‘ore’, earlier ‘mine’.
