Mine
Author | Etothetaui |
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Tags | author:etothetaui fun isolate jasdanu mine unrated |
Created | 2020-08-02 |
Last Modified | 2020-08-24 |
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Description | Collab with jasdanu [nmaps.net], and inspiration for mine jumper elements from amibe [nmaps.net]
mine1 /mīn/ Learn to pronounce See definitions in: All Mining Military Military History Currency Computing pronoun pronoun: mine used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker. "you go your way and I'll go mine" determinerARCHAIC determiner: mine (used before a vowel) my. "tears did fill mine eyes" Origin Old English mīn, of Germanic origin; related to me1 and to Dutch mijn and German mein . mine2 /mīn/ Learn to pronounce noun noun: mine; plural noun: mines 1. an excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals. "a copper mine" Similar: pit colliery excavation quarry workings diggings lode vein seam deposit shaft mineshaft coalfield goldfield opencast mine open-pit mine strip mine an abundant source of something. "the book contains a mine of information" Similar: rich source repository store storehouse reservoir gold mine mint treasure house treasury reserve fund wealth vein stock supply hoard accumulation wellspring 2. a type of bomb placed on or just below the surface of the ground or in the water that detonates when disturbed by a person, vehicle, or ship. HISTORICAL a subterranean passage under the wall of a besieged fortress, especially one in which explosives are put to blow up fortifications. Similar: tunnel sap verb verb: mine; 3rd person present: mines; past tense: mined; past participle: mined; gerund or present participle: mining 1. obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine. Similar: quarry excavate dig (up) extract unearth remove draw scoop out strip-mine dig in (the earth) for coal or other minerals. "the hills were mined for copper oxide" dig or burrow in (the earth). delve into (an abundant source) to extract something of value, especially information or skill. "how do they manage to mine such a rich vein of talent?" Similar: search ransack delve into rake through scour scan read look through survey obtain units of (a cryptocurrency) by running a computer process to solve specific mathematical problems. "if you're mining bitcoin you need to do it faster than anyone else" 2. lay explosive mines on or just below the surface of (the ground or water). "the area was heavily mined" Similar: defend with mines protect with mines lay with mines sow with mines destroy by means of an explosive mine. Origin late Middle English: from Old French mine (noun), miner (verb), perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh mwyn ‘ore’, earlier ‘mine’. |
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