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Mines

noun
/maɪnz/
Word Frequency: 11.9

Definitions

1.nounDemeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
2.nounA specific facial expression.
3.nounAn excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
4.nounAny source of wealth or resources.
5.nounA passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
6.nounA device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
7.nounA type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
8.nounThe cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
9.nounA machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
10.verbTo remove (ore) from the ground.
11.verbTo dig into, for ore or metal.
12.verbTo sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
13.verbTo damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
14.verbTo dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
15.verbTo dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.
16.verb(by extension) To ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
17.verbTo pick one's nose.
18.verbTo earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
19.pronounVariation of mine, formed through analogy based on the final -s of the other possessive pronouns (ours, yours, hers, theirs, his)

Synonyms

minutefukientaiwaneseamoyfukkianesehokkianesemin dialectactionaplaplsbooby-trapsclearance

Rhymes With

guidelinesconfinesdressed to the ninesdesignswhinesread between the linesheadlinesundermines
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