| mine | (noun) explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel | - |
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| (noun) excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted | - |
| minefield | (noun) a region in which explosives mines have been placed | - |
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| minelayer | (noun) ship equipped for laying marine mines | - |
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| minelaying | (noun) laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment | Synonyms: mining |
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| miner | (noun) laborer who works in a mine | Synonyms: mineworker |
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| mineral | (noun) solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition | - |
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| mineralocorticoid | (noun) hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | - |
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| mineralogist | (noun) a scientist trained in mineralogy | - |
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| mineralogy | (noun) the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them | - |
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| mineshaft | (noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine | - |
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| minestrone | (noun) soup made with a variety of vegetables | Synonyms: petite marmite, vegetable soup |
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| minesweeper | (noun) ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines | - |
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| minesweeping | (noun) the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines | - |
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| mineworker | (noun) laborer who works in a mine | Synonyms: miner |
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