mine
English Thesaurus
1. explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | explosive device, |
| definition | : | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | floating mine, marine mine, |
| definition | : | an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it (noun.artifact) |
2. excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | excavation, |
| definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | coal mine, coalpit, |
| definition | : | a mine where coal is dug from the ground (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | copper mine, |
| definition | : | a mine where copper is dug from the ground (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gold mine, goldmine, |
| definition | : | a mine where gold ore is found (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | salt mine, |
| definition | : | a mine where salt is dug (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | silver mine, |
| definition | : | a mine where silver ore is dug (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | strip mine, |
| definition | : | an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | adit, |
| definition | : | a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | mineshaft, |
| definition | : | excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | shaft, |
| definition | : | a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | colliery, pit, |
| definition | : | a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it (noun.artifact) |
3. lay mines (verb.competition)
| hyponym | : | countermine, |
| definition | : | destroy enemy mines with one's own mines (verb.competition) |
4. get from the earth by excavation (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | exploit, tap, |
| definition | : | draw from; make good use of (verb.consumption) |
| domain category | : | excavation, mining, |
| definition | : | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (noun.act) |
5. explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | mine, |
| definition | : | lay mines (verb.competition) |
6. excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | mine, |
| definition | : | get from the earth by excavation (verb.consumption) |
7. lay mines (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | minelaying, mining, |
| definition | : | laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mine, |
| definition | : | explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel (noun.artifact) |
8. get from the earth by excavation (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | excavation, mining, |
| definition | : | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mine, |
| definition | : | excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | miner, mineworker, |
| definition | : | laborer who works in a mine (noun.person) |
9. explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | mine, |
| definition | : | lay mines (verb.competition) |
10. excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | mine, |
| definition | : | get from the earth by excavation (verb.consumption) |
11. lay mines (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | minelaying, mining, |
| definition | : | laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mine, |
| definition | : | explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel (noun.artifact) |
12. get from the earth by excavation (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | excavation, mining, |
| definition | : | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mine, |
| definition | : | excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | miner, mineworker, |
| definition | : | laborer who works in a mine (noun.person) |
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