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Bergwerk
, Mine
, Grube
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Mine
- (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.
- (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.
- (v. i.) To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony.
- (v. t.) To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.
- (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.
- (n.) See Mien.
- (v. i.) A subterranean cavity or passage
- (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.
- (v. t.) To dig into, for ore or metal.
- (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.
- (v. i.) Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good.
- (v. i.) Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine.
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• Mineralogist
- (n.) A carrier shell (Phorus).
- (n.) One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to the study of minerals.
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• Mineralize
- (v. i.) To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.
- (v. t.) To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.
- (v. t.) To transform into a mineral.
- (v. t.) To charge or impregnate with ore.
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Sparkle, Thank, Feel, You, Love, Kiss, Weaken, Be, Glitter, Blend, I, Do, Go, Abash, Dark, Slash, Boy, Shorten, Endure, Bride, Trend, Girl, Abbreviate, Dedicate, Romance, Father, Sparkling, Gash, Feeling, Run, Thanks, Abductor, |
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