mine

1. n. See Mien. Source: opted

2. pron. & a. Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel. Source: opted

3. v. i. To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise. Source: opted

4. v. i. To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony. Source: opted

5. v. t. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. Source: opted

6. v. t. To dig into, for ore or metal. Source: opted

7. v. t. To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging. Source: opted

8. v. i. A subterranean cavity or passage Source: opted

9. v. i. A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries. Source: opted

10. v. i. A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent. Source: opted

11. v. i. Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine. Source: opted

12. v. i. Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good. Source: opted

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