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• mine — mine1 [mīn] pron. [ME min < OE, gen. sing of ic, I, akin to Ger mein: for base see ME] that or those belonging to me: the possessive form of I2, used without a following noun, often after of [that book is mine; mine are better; he is a friend… …   English World dictionary

• mine — [n] deposit, supply abundance, bed, bonanza, ditch, excavation, field, fount, fountain, fund, gold mine, hoard, lode, pit, quarry, reserve, shaft, source, spring, stock, store, treasure trove, treasury, trench, vein, wealth, well, wellspring;… …   New thesaurus

• Vein (geology) — A quartz vein, prominent from the surrounding weathered rock In geology, a vein is a distinct sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock. Veins form when mineral constituents carried by an aqueous solution within the rock mass are… …   Wikipedia

• mine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lode, vein, deposit; open pit, burrow, excavation; explosive, bomb; source, treasure trove. See concavity, store. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. my own, belonging to me, possessed by me, mine by right,… …   English dictionary for students

• vein — noun 1 tube carrying blood in the body ADJECTIVE ▪ blue ▪ A blue vein throbbed in his forehead. ▪ broken (esp. BrE), spider (esp. AmE), thread (esp. BrE), varicose …   Collocations dictionary

• vein — Synonyms and related words: affectation, aorta, arteriole, artery, attitude, band, bar, bed, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, blood vessel, blotch, body build, bonanza, brand, capillary, carotid, cast, character, characteristic, characteristics,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Mine exploration — This article is about visiting mines. For searching for minerals, see Mineral exploration. Mine exploration is a hobby in which people visit abandoned mines, quarries, and sometimes operational mines. Enthusiasts usually engage in such activities …   Wikipedia

• mine — {{11}}mine (n.1) pit or tunnel in the earth for obtaining metals and minerals, c.1300, from O.Fr. mine vein, lode; tunnel, shaft; mineral ore; mine (for coal, tin, etc,), of uncertain origin, probably from a Celtic source (Cf. Welsh mwyn, Ir.… …   Etymology dictionary

• mine — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for coal, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ coal, copper, diamond, salt, tin, etc. ▪ deep, drift, opencast ( …   Collocations dictionary

• mine — Synonyms and related words: Dionaea, Eldorado, Golconda, abri, abridge, abundance, abysm, abyss, approach trench, arm, armor, armor plate, avulse, baited trap, bank, barricade, battle, bereave, blast, bleed, blitz, blockade, blow to pieces, blow… …   Moby Thesaurus

• mine — n 1. colliery, excavation, well, pit; open pit, strip mine, quarry; lode, vein, deposit, U.S. bonanza. 2. wealth, abundance, gold mine, fund; source, store, storehouse, treasury, reservoir, repository. 3. explosive, Inf. ashcan, depth charge;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder