minepronoun
uk/maɪn/us/maɪn/A2 the one(s) belonging to or connected with me:
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- He's my sister's friend really, not mine.
- Please could you back your car up a few feet so that I can get mine out of the drive?
- Here, your eyes are better than mine - could you thread this needle for me?
- Could I borrow a pen? I've lost mine.
- Pat's a great friend of mine.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: possessive forms
- hers
- his
- its
- my
- our
- ours
- s
- the
- their
- theirs
- thine
- thy
- us
- yer
- your
- yours
minenoun [ C ]
uk/maɪn/us/maɪn/mine noun [ C ] (HOLE)
B2 a hole or system of holes in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt are removed:
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- The minister maintained that the mines were uneconomic and would have to be closed.
- The nuclear waste is encased in concrete before being sent for storage in disused mines.
- He had worked in the diamond mines of South Africa.
- All the mines in this area were closed down in the 80's.
- The government was severely criticized for its decision to close the mines.
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- digger
- excavate
- excavator
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- opencast
- prospect
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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mine noun [ C ] (BOMB)
a type of bomb put below the earth or in the sea that explodes when vehicles, ships, or people go over it:
More examples
- They had laid mines across the road.
- Her leg was blown off when the mine exploded.
- We do not know if there are mines in the area.
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Bombs & missiles
- atom bomb
- ballistic
- ballistic missile
- ballistics
- bomblet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- grenade
- guided missile
- minefield
- missile
- Molotov cocktail
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- silo
- smart bomb
- smoke bomb
- surface-to-air missile
- time bomb
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Idiom(s)
mineverb
uk/maɪn/us/maɪn/mine verb (DIG)
[ I or T ] to dig coal or another substance out of the ground:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- digger
- excavate
- excavator
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- opencast
- prospect
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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mine verb (BOMB)
[ T often passive ] to place or hide mines in an area of land or sea:
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Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitz
- detonator
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- firebomb
- first strike
- go off
- saturation bombing
- shell
- shoot
- shoot sth down
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
- strike home idiom
- torpedo
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Idiom(s)
minedeterminer
uk/maɪn/us/maɪn/old useused in the past instead of "my" before nouns that begin with a vowel or h :
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: possessive forms
- hers
- his
- its
- my
- our
- ours
- s
- the
- their
- theirs
- thine
- thy
- us
- yer
- your
- yours