mined
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mine \Mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mining}.]
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1. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or
foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine;
hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
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They mined the walls. --Hayward.
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Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the
spoilers . . . had mined them, and placed a quantity
of gunpowder in the cavity. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To dig into, for ore or metal.
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Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not
been mined. --Ure.
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3. To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.
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The principal ore mined there is the bituminous
cinnabar. --Ure.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "mined":
assembled, built, cast, constructed, crafted, created, custom,
custom-built, custom-made, extracted, fabricated, fashioned,
forged, formed, gathered, grown, handcrafted, handmade, harvested,
homemade, homespun, machine-made, machined, made, made to order,
man-made, manufactured, milled, molded, prefab, prefabricated,
processed, put together, raised, ready-for-wear, ready-formed,
ready-made, ready-prepared, ready-to-wear, refined, shaped,
smelted, well-built, well-constructed, well-made
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