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Definitions of mine

1. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. Webster Dictionary DB

2. To dig into, for ore or metal. Webster Dictionary DB

3. To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging. Webster Dictionary DB

4. To undermine or sap, as an enemy's works; to destroy slowly; to dig in for ore or metals; to make or get by digging underground; as, to mine a tunnel, or to mine coal. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

5. To dig for metals: to excavate: to dig underground in order to overturn a wall: to destroy by secret means. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

6. To dig a mine under; sap. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

7. To dig out of the earth. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

8. To make by digging. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

9. To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise. Webster Dictionary DB

10. To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony. Webster Dictionary DB

11. A subterranean cavity or passage Webster Dictionary DB

12. A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent. Webster Dictionary DB

13. Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine. Webster Dictionary DB

14. Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good. Webster Dictionary DB

15. A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; - distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries. Webster Dictionary DB

16. To carry on the work of digging for metals, etc.; to dig a mine; to burrow; practice secret methods; to lay explosives (in a harbor). The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

17. To a mine; excavate. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

18. get from the earth; of ores and metals Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

19. lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

20. To make a mine; engage in mining; burrow. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

21. To sap; to undermine. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

22. To sap; to form mines under; to excavate. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

23. Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, Vengeance is mine; I will repay. Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel. Webster Dictionary DB

24. Belonging to me; of me: possessive of I. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

25. The possessive case of the pronoun of the first person; belonging to me; my; that which belongs to me; in Scrip, language and in old style, mine is put before a noun beginning with a vowel, as, mine iniquity. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

26. explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

27. excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

28. get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals" Wordnet Dictionary DB

29. See Mien. Webster Dictionary DB

30. An opening made in the earth, from which minerals, precious stones, etc., are taken; crude iron-stone; an abundant store; a rich source of wealth; a tunnel under an enemy's works to blow them up; a receptacle filled with explosives, moored beneath, or on, the water, the firing of which destroys or hinders an enemy. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

31. Belonging to me: my. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

32. A place from which metals are dug: an excavation dug under a fortification to blow it up with gunpowder: a rich source of wealth. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

33. Place where minerals are dug; excavation. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

34. Miner. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

35. An excavation for digging out ore, coal, or the like, or a deposit of such material. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

36. An excavation in the earth, out of which minerals are dug; crude ore or iron stone; a subterraneous passage dug under a fortification to blow it up; a rich source of wealth or other worth. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

37. A pit or excavation in the earth from which ores are dug; any rich source of wealth or good; an excavation filled with gunpowder for the purpose of blasting rocks, or in war, for blowing up an enemy's works. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

38. A tunnel or gallery constructed by an insect. A dictionary of scientific terms. By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D. Published 1920.

39. Pertaining to me. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

Usage examples for mine

1. I connot help it; thaa'rt mine – Lancashire Idylls (1898) by Marshall Mather

2. " They are friends of mine he said. – The Isle of Unrest by Henry Seton Merriman