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mines
 
Noun mine has 2 senses
  1. mine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
    --1 is a kind of     excavation, hole in the ground
    --1 is a part of colliery, pit
    --1 has part: adit; mineshaft; shaft
    --1 has particulars:
     coal mine, coalpit; copper mine; goldmine, gold mine; salt mine; silver mine; strip mine; sulphur mine, sulfur mine
    Derived form: verb mine1
  2. mine - explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
    --2 is a kind of     explosive device
    --2 has particulars:
     floating mine, marine mine; land mine, ground-emplaced mine, booby trap
    Derived form: verb mine2
Verb mine has 2 senses
  1. mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
    --1 is one way to     exploit, tap
    Derived forms: noun mine1, noun miner1, noun mining1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. mine - lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
    --2 is one way to     reinforce, reenforce
    Derived forms: noun mine2, noun mining2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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