mine

Meanings

1. 1
   pron

   The thing or things belonging to me.

   That coat is mine, not yours.

2. 2
   noun

   A deep hole or set of tunnels dug to take out coal, gold, or other minerals.

   His father worked down the coal mine for thirty years.

3. 3
   noun

   A hidden bomb that explodes when touched or stepped on.

   The soldiers had to clear the field of mines before crossing.

4. 4
   verb

   To dig minerals such as coal or gold out of the ground.

   Gold has been mined in this region for over a century.

Common collocations

• mine detector Noun + noun

From Middle English min, myn, from Old English mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian mien, West Frisian myn, Dutch mijn, Low German mien, German mein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian min, Icelandic mín.

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