mine
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
Types & categories
- excavation hypernym
- coal mine hyponym
- copper mine hyponym
- goldmine hyponym
- salt mine hyponym
- silver mine hyponym
- strip mine hyponym
- sulphur mine hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- mine derivation
Sense 2 verb
get from the earth by excavation
mine ores and metals
Types & categories
- exploit hypernym
- strip mine hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
Types & categories
- explosive device hypernym
- floating mine hyponym
- land mine hyponym
Related & opposite
- mine derivation
Sense 4 verb
lay mines
The Vietnamese mined Cambodia
Types & categories
- reinforce hypernym
- countermine hyponym
Related & opposite
- minelaying derivation
- mine derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mine |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | colliery |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | adit |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | mineshaft |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | shaft |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | excavation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coal mine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | copper mine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | goldmine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | salt mine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | silver mine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strip mine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sulphur mine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mining |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | miner |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mining |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | dig |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | exploit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | strip mine |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mine |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | explosive device |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | floating mine |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | land mine |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | minelaying |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mine |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | reinforce |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | countermine |