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mine

/maɪ̯n/noun, verb1 syllable

Mine means: excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted.

What does mine mean?4

noun

1

excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

2

explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel

verb

1

get from the earth by excavation“mine ores and metals”

2

lay mines“The Vietnamese mined Cambodia”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mine?32

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All 32 rhymes for mine, grouped by syllable

Mine in a sentence

  • Your plan is a good one, but mine is a better one.CK
  • Strictly speaking, his view differs somewhat from mine.unknown
  • Speaking strictly, your opinion is different from mine.unknown
  • It was his car, not mine, that broke down yesterday.CH
  • Strictly speaking, his view differs a little from mine.CM
  • If your answer is correct, it follows that mine is wrong.CK
  • John, a friend of mine, told me so.sundown
  • It mightn't have been my youngest brother's fault, but it wasn't mine either.fcbond

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mine

as a noun

plural
mines

as a verb

past tense
mined
present participle
mining
third-person singular
mines
past participle
mined