Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mine
Mine
mine
1. poss.pron. 1 the one or ones belonging to or associated with me (it is mine; mine are over there). 2 (attrib. before a vowel) archaic = MY (mine eyes have seen; mine host). Phrases and idioms of mine of or belonging to me (a friend of mine). Etymology: OE min f. Gmc 2. n. & v. --n. 1 an excavation in the earth for extracting metal, coal, salt, etc. 2 an abundant source (of information etc.). 3 a receptacle filled with explosive and placed in the ground or in the water for destroying enemy personnel, ships, etc. 4 a a subterranean gallery in which explosive is placed to blow up fortifications. b hist. a subterranean passage under the wall of a besieged fortress. --v.tr. 1 obtain (metal, coal, etc.) from a mine. 2 (also absol., often foll. by for) dig in (the earth etc.) for ore etc. 3 a dig or burrow in (usu. the earth). b make (a hole, passage, etc.) underground. 4 lay explosive mines under or in. 5 = UNDERMINE. Phrases and idioms mine-detector an instrument for detecting the presence of mines. Derivatives mining n. Etymology: ME f. OF mine, miner, perh. f. Celt.
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I. adjective see: my Date: before 12th century my, II. pronoun Usage: singular or plural in construction Date: before 12th century that which belongs to me, III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *mina, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh mwyn ore Date: 14th century 1. a pit or excavation in the earth from which ~ral substances are taken, an ore deposit, a subterranean passage under an enemy position, an encased explosive that is placed in the ground or in water and set to explode when disturbed, a rich source of supply, IV. verb (~d; mining) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to dig under to gain access or cause the collapse of (an enemy position), under~, 2. to get (as ore) from the earth, to extract from a source , to burrow beneath the surface of , to place military ~s in, on, or under , 5. to dig into for ore or metal, to process for obtaining a natural constituent , to seek valuable material in, intransitive verb to dig a ~, ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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