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MINE, a. called sometimes a pronominal adj. [L. meus.] My; belonging to me. It was formerly used before nouns beginning with vowels. "I kept myself from mine iniquity." Ps.18. But this use is no longer retained. We now use my before a vowel as well as before an articulation; as my iniquity. In present usage, my always precedes the noun, and mine follows the noun, and usually the verb; as, this is my book; this book is mine; it is called my book; the book is called mine: it is acknowledged to be mine. Mine sometimes supplies the place of a noun. Your sword and mine are different in construction. MINE, n. 1. A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, mineral substances and other fossil bodies are taken by digging. The pits from which stones only are taken, are called quarries.2. In the military art, a subterraneous canal or passage dug under the wall or rampart of a fortification, where a quantity of power may be lodged for blowing up the works.3. A rich source of wealth or other good.MINE, v.i. To dig a mine or pit in the earth. 1. To form a subterraneous canal or hole by scratching; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth, as animals; as the mining coney.2. To practice secret means in injury.MINE, v.t. To sap; to undermine; to dig away or otherwise remove the substratum or foundation; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. They mined the walls. In a metaphorical sense, undermine is generally used.
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MINE, a. called sometimes a pronominal adj. [L. meus.] My; belonging to me. It was formerly used before nouns beginning with vowels. "I kept myself from mine iniquity." Ps.18. But this use is no longer retained. We now use my before a vowel as well as before an articulation; as my iniquity. In present usage, my always precedes the noun, and mine follows the noun, and usually the verb; as, this is my book; this book is mine; it is called my book; the book is called mine: it is acknowledged to be mine. Mine sometimes supplies the place of a noun. Your sword and mine are different in construction. MINE, n. 1. A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, mineral substances and other fossil bodies are taken by digging. The pits from which stones only are taken, are called quarries.2. In the military art, a subterraneous canal or passage dug under the wall or rampart of a fortification, where a quantity of power may be lodged for blowing up the works.3. A rich source of wealth or other good.MINE, v.i. To dig a mine or pit in the earth. 1. To form a subterraneous canal or hole by scratching; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth, as animals; as the mining coney.2. To practice secret means in injury.MINE, v.t. To sap; to undermine; to dig away or otherwise remove the substratum or foundation; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. They mined the walls. In a metaphorical sense, undermine is generally used. | MINE, a. [called sometimes a pronominal adj. Sax. min; Sw. and Dan. min; Goth. miens; Fr. mon; D. myn; G. mein, contracted from migen; for me, in Gothic is mik, Dan. mig, G. mich. The L. meus, and Russ. moi, are also contracted.]My; belonging to me. It was formerly used before nouns beginning with vowels. “I kept myself from mine iniquity.” Ps. xviii. But this use is no longer retained. We now use my before a vowel as well as before an articulation; as, my iniquity. In present usage, my always precedes the noun, and mine follows the noun, and usually the verb; as, this is my book; this book is mine; it is called my book; the book is called mine; it is acknowledged to be mine.
Mine sometimes supplies the place of a noun. Your sword and mine are different in construction. MINE, n. [Fr. mine, a mine or ore, whence mineral; It. mina, miniera; Sp. mina, a mine, a conduit, a subterraneous canal, a spring or source of water; Port. id.; Ir. men, mianach; Dan. and G. mine; Sw. mina; D. myn; W. mwn, whence mwnai, money; Arm. min. The radical signification is not obvious.]- A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, mineral substances and other fossil bodies are taken by digging. The pits from which stones only are taken, are called quarries.
- In the military art, a subterraneous canal or passage dug under the wall or rampart of a fortification, where a quantity of powder may be lodged for blowing up the works.
- A rich source of wealth or other good.
MINE, v.i.- To dig a mine or pit in the earth. Woodward.
- To form a subterraneous canal or hole by scratching; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth, as animals; as, the mining coney. – Wotton.
- To practice secret means of injury.
MINE, v.t.To sap; to undermine; to dig away or otherwise remove the substratum or foundation; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
They mined the walls. – Hayward.
In a metaphorical sense, undermine is generally used. | Mine
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Mien.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A subterranean cavity or passage
- To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to
form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining
cony.
- To dig into, for ore or metal.
- Any place where ore, metals, or precious
stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer
mine.
- To get, as metals, out of the earth by
digging.
- Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other
good.
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Mine MINE, adjective called sometimes a pronominal adj. [Latin meus.] My; belonging to me. It was formerly used before nouns beginning with vowels. 'I kept myself from mine iniquity.' Psalms 18:3. But this use is no longer retained. We now use my before a vowel as well as before an articulation; as my iniquity. In present usage, my always precedes the noun, and mine follows the noun, and usually the verb; as, this is my book; this book is mine; it is called my book; the book is called mine:it is acknowledged to be mine MINE sometimes supplies the place of a noun. Your sword and mine are different in construction. MINE, noun 1. A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, mineral substances and other fossil bodies are taken by digging. The pits from which stones only are taken, are called quarries. 2. In the military art, a subterraneous canal or passage dug under the wall or rampart of a fortification, where a quantity of power may be lodged for blowing up the works. 3. A rich source of wealth or other good. MINE, verb intransitive To dig a mine or pit in the earth. 1. To form a subterraneous canal or hole by scratching; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth, as animals; as the mining coney. 2. To practice secret means in injury. MINE, verb transitive To sap; to undermine; to dig away or otherwise remove the substratum or foundation; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. They mined the walls. In a metaphorical sense, undermine is generally used.
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