Mine

Word MINE
Character 4
Hyphenation mine
Pronunciations /maɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Mine"

What do we mean by mine?

Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to me. pronoun

Used instead of my before an initial vowel or the letter h. adjective

A hole or tunnel dug into the earth from which ore or minerals are extracted. noun

A surface excavation where the topmost or exposed layer of earth is removed for extracting its ore or minerals. noun

The site of such a hole, tunnel, or excavation, including its surface buildings and equipment. noun

A deposit of ore or minerals in the earth or on its surface. noun

An abundant supply or source of something valuable. noun

A tunnel dug under an enemy emplacement to destroy it by explosives, cause it to collapse, or gain access to it for an attack. noun

An explosive device used to destroy enemy personnel, shipping, fortifications, or equipment, often placed in a concealed position and designed to be detonated by contact, proximity, or a time fuse. noun

A burrow or tunnel made by an insect, especially one made in a leaf by a leaf miner. noun

To extract (ore or minerals) from the earth. intransitive verb

To dig a mine in (the earth) to obtain ore or minerals. intransitive verb

To tunnel under (the earth or a surface feature). intransitive verb

To make (a tunnel) by digging. intransitive verb

To lay explosive mines in or under. intransitive verb

To attack, damage, or destroy by underhand means; subvert. intransitive verb

My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Mine

The word "mine" in example sentences

\ "Sure the trifecta of Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers, and Karen O. is a dream of mine, \" said a hipster who later admitted that by \ "mine\" he meant \ "everyone he interacts with\". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ah, what bliss to have you mine, _mine_, and be yours. ❋ William Douw Lighthall (N/A)

Oh, you're mine -- _mine_, little private secretary. ❋ Olive Higgins Prouty (1928)

God gave me a vision -- it may not come again for a century, it can never come again -- it is mine -- _mine only_! ❋ Upton Sinclair (1923)

Before a noun beginning with a vowel thine and mine are commonly substituted for thy and my, as in “thine eyes” and “mine infirmity. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)

"Mine -- mine -- _mine_ and not _theirs_; not _theirs_, but _mine_." ❋ Vernon Lee (1895)

And then I thought in ecstasy, "She is mine -- _mine_!" ❋ William Le Queux (1895)

"To mine -- to _mine_, you rascal, you vagabond!" stormed the King. ❋ Marie L. Shedlock (1894)

The only joy I have in his being mine, is that the _not mine_ is _mine_. ❋ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1842)

Telegraph, and that he had been requested to see mine and report upon it; that he should report that '_mine was the best that had been submitted to him_'; and he added that I had better forthwith get an introduction to the Minister of the Interior, Mons. the Count Montalivet. ❋ Unknown (1831)

"I have lived for you, I have waited for you -- all these years you have been coming, coming, coming to me -- and now that you are mine -- _mine_ -- it is impossible! ❋ James Oliver Curwood (1903)

He is mine, _mine_, "his wife answered quickly, as she held the baby tighter to her, and looked at her husband with a savage jealousy in her eyes. ❋ G. Firth Scott (1900)

"But, darling, you are mine -- _mine_ -- we are husband and wife! ❋ E. Pauline Johnson (1887)

The _Boca del Dragon_ is mine -- _mine_, d'ye see, now that they're all dead and gone but me "-- smiting his bosom --" and if ever she is to float, let nature or the devil launch her: no more explosions with the risks your failure has made her and me run! " ❋ Unknown (1877)

The Upper Big Branch tragedy renewed Congressional interest in mine safety In response, Democratic lawmakers, led by Rep. Miller and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), crafted the Byrd Act. The Act greatly expands whistleblower protections, granting all miners the "express right" to refuse to work in unsafe conditions and ensuring that miners receive full pay if their section of the mine is closed for safety reasons. ❋ Jake Blumgart (2010)

How kindly and yet how faithfully he concluded: In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. ❋ Unknown (1865)

In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. ❋ Unknown (1865)

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