Mined

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  mined \mined\ adj.
     extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the
     earth. [Narrower terms: {deep-mined}; {exploited};
     {strip-mined}]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mined
       adj : extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the
             earth [ant: {unmined}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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