mint
(mɪnt )
Word forms: mints , minting , minted
1. uncountable noun B2
Mint is a herb with fresh-tasting leaves.
Garnish with mint sprigs.
2. countable noun
A mint is a sweet with a peppermint flavour. Some people suck mints in order to make their breath smell fresher.
3. countable noun [usually singular]
The mint is the place where the official coins of a country are made.
In 1965 the mint stopped putting silver in dimes.
4. verb
To mint coins or medals means to make them in a mint.
...the right to mint coins. [VERB noun]
...its collection of locally minted Saxon coins. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: make, produce, strike, cast
minting uncountable noun
...the minting of new gold coins.
5. singular noun
If you say that someone makes a mint, you mean that they make a very large amount of money. [informal]
Everybody thinks I'm making a mint.
They were worth a mint.
Synonyms: fortune, million, bomb [British, slang], pile [informal]
6. in mint condition phrase
If you say that something is in mint condition, you mean that it is in perfect condition.
Image of mint
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Collocations:
wild mint
My pony stopped to eat wild mint and the smell filled the air.
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With wild mint extract, it also keeps breath fresh.
Times, Sunday Times
While the 11 rooms are comfortable enough, it's the gardens — fragranced with wild mint and jasmine — that are the real joy.
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Scents include hyacinth, rose, rosemary and, more oddly, meadow, vine tomato and wild mint.
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Chemical substances that can be extracted from wild mint include menthol, menthone, isomenthone, neomenthol, limonene, methyl acetate, piperitone, beta-caryophyllene, alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, tannins and flavonoids.
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Translations:
Chinese: 造币厂, 薄荷, 铸造
Japanese: 貨幣鋳造所 coins, ミント herb/sweet, 鋳造する