mine
/maɪn/
pronoun
- Belonging to or associated with the speaker (used to replace a noun phrase).
- She is a friend of mine.
- Is that seat mine?
- This book is mine, not yours.
noun
- A hole or tunnel dug in the ground to extract minerals, metals, or precious stones.
- The old silver mine was closed for safety reasons.
- The workers entered the coal mine early in the morning.
- Gold mines can be found in many parts of the world.
- A type of bomb hidden in the ground or water that explodes when touched or triggered.
- The soldiers carefully searched the field for land mines.
- The area is still dangerous because of unexploded mines.
- The ship was damaged by a naval mine during the war.
- A rich source or supply of something.
- The library is a mine of information on local history.
- Her grandmother's recipe box was a mine of delicious ideas.
- The internet can be a mine of useful data if you know where to look.
verb
- To dig or extract minerals, metals, or precious stones from the ground.
- For centuries, people have mined coal to fuel their homes.
- The company plans to mine copper from this mountain.
- They mine diamonds in several African countries.
- To obtain or extract something valuable from a source.
- The company mines customer feedback to improve its products.
- He mined his memories for details about the event.
- The researchers mined the data for useful patterns.
- To place explosive mines in an area.
- During the war, both sides mined the border heavily.
- They mined the harbor to protect the port from attack.
- The army mined the road to stop the enemy advance.