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Mining

verb
/ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 17.4

Definitions

1.verbTo remove (ore) from the ground.
2.verbTo dig into, for ore or metal.
3.verbTo sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
4.verbTo damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
5.verbTo dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
6.verbTo dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.
7.verb(by extension) To ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
8.verbTo pick one's nose.
9.verbTo earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
10.nounThe activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
"gold mining"
11.nounAny activity that extracts or undermines.
"His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable."
12.nounThe activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode
13.nounCreation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof-of-work

Synonyms

excavationminelayingcollieryprospectingquarryingcoalminecoaldrillingoremetallurgycyanidationmetal

Rhymes With

silver liningshiningstreamliningrecliningpiningdecliningdefiningcombining
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