Synonyms of the word mine


MINEEXCAVATION - EXPLOIT - REENFORCE - REINFORCE - TAP

mine

  • pron. My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.
  • n. An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
  • n. (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
  • n. (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle,…
  • n. (pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
  • n. (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To remove (ore) from the ground.
  • v. To dig into, for ore or metal.
  • v. (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
  • v. (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
  • v. (intransitive) To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
  • v. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine;…
  • v. (slang) To pick one's nose.
  • v. (computing) to create new units of cryptocurrency by calculations.
  • n. Alternative form of mien.

excavation

  • n. (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part…
  • n. (countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
  • n. (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
  • n. (countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
  • n. (uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
  • n. (countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.

exploit

  • n. A heroic or extraordinary deed.
  • n. An achievement.
  • n. (computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
  • v. (transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
  • v. (transitive) To forcibly deprive someone of something to which she or he has a natural right.

reenforce

  • v. Alternative spelling of re-enforce.

reinforce

  • v. (transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
  • v. (transitive) To emphasize or review.
  • v. (transitive) To encourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus.

tap

  • n. A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.
  • n. A device used to dispense liquids.
  • n. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.
  • n. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
  • n. (mechanics) A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die…
  • n. A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
  • n. An interception of communication by authority.
  • v. To furnish with taps.
  • v. To draw off liquid from a vessel.
  • v. To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
  • v. To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.
  • v. To intercept a communication without authority.
  • v. (mechanical) To cut an internal screw thread.
  • v. (card games, board games) To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already…
  • n. Device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls.
  • v. To strike lightly.
  • v. To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.
  • v. To make a sharp noise.
  • v. To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.
  • v. (slang, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
  • v. (combat sports) To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.
  • v. (combat sports, transitive) To force (an opponent) to submit.
  • v. To put a new sole or heel on.
  • n. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
  • n. tap dance.
  • n. (computing) The act of touching a touch screen.
  • n. A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel;…
  • n. (military) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring…
  • n. (phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound [ɾ] in the standard…

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