Noun
mine -
excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
excavation the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
colliery ,
pit a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
adit a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
coal mine ,
coalpit a mine where coal is dug from the ground
copper mine a mine where copper is dug from the ground
gold mine ,
goldmine a mine where gold ore is found
mineshaft excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
salt mine a mine where salt is dug
shaft a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
silver mine a mine where silver ore is dug
strip mine an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface
mine -
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
explosive device device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy
floating mine ,
marine mine an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
Verb
mine -
get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
cut into ,
delve ,
dig ,
turn over turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must" ; "turn over the soil for aeration"
exploit ,
tap use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system" ; "She knows how to work the system" ; "he works his parents for sympathy"
mining ,
excavation the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
strip mine ,
surface-mine ,
surface mine extract (ore) from a strip-mine
mine -
lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
reenforce ,
reinforce make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
countermine destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
