pronoun, noun, verb
pronoun (the POSSESSIVE form of I) of or belonging to the person writing or speaking:
That's mine. * He's a friend of mine (= one of my friends).
Part of speech: noun
1 a deep hole or holes under the ground where minerals such as coal, gold, etc. are dug:
a copper / diamond mine
seealsoMINING, COALMINE, GOLDMINE
comparePIT, QUARRY
2 a type of bomb that is hidden under the ground or in the sea and that explodes when sb/sth touches it
seealsoLANDMINE
IDIOMS
a mine of information (about / on sb/sth) a person, book, etc. that can give you a lot of information on a particular subject
Part of speech: verb
1 to dig holes in the ground in order to find and obtain coal, diamonds, etc:
[VN] The area has been mined for slate for centuries. * Uranium is mined from deep underground. * [V] They were mining for gold.
2 [VN] to place mines below the surface of an area of land or water; to destroy a vehicle with mines:
The coastal route had been mined. * The UN convoy was mined on its way to the border.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is mine a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, mine is tagged as noun.
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