The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth. / (figuratively) Any activity that extracts or undermines. / (military) The activity of placing mines (the explosive devices).

present participle of mine

plural of mining

Used predicatively. / Used substantively, with an implied noun. / Used absolutely, set off from the sentence. / Used otherwise not directly before the possessed noun.

(archaic) Used attributively after the noun it modifies. / (archaic) Used attributively before a vowel.

An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels. / (figuratively) Any source of wealth or resources.

(transitive, intransitive) To remove (rock or ore) from the ground. / To dig into, for ore or metal. / (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).

Alternative form of mien

Honorific alternative letter-case form of mine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

plural of mine