pronoun
    
    that which belongs to me :my one :my ones
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Brit informal :my home :my place
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural mines
    
    [count] a pit or tunnel from which minerals (such as coal, gold, diamonds, etc.) are taken - see also gold mine, strip mine
    
    a bomb that is placed in the ground or in water and that explodes when it is touched - see also land mine
    
    a rich source of something (such as information)
    
    
    
    verb
    
    mines; mined; mining
    
    to dig a mine in order to find and take away coal, gold, diamonds, etc. - usually + for; [no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to find and take away (coal, gold, diamonds, etc.) from a mine
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to search for something valuable in (something) - usually + for
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to put mines (sense 2) in or under (something)