Definitions for mining

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mining min·ing

Spelling: [mahy-ning]

IPA: /ˈmaɪ nɪŋ/

Mining is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 36 anagrams from letters in mining (giimnn).

Definitions for mining

noun

1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines.
2. the laying of explosive mines.
3. an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
4. a place where such minerals may be obtained, either by excavation or by washing the soil.
5. a natural deposit of such minerals.
6. an abundant source; store:
7. a device containing a charge of explosive in a watertight casing, floating on or moored beneath the surface of the water for the purpose of blowing up an enemy ship that strikes it or passes close by it.
8. a similar device used on land against personnel or vehicles; land mine.
9. a subterranean passage made to extend under an enemy's works or position, as for the purpose of securing access or of depositing explosives for blowing up a military position.
10. a passageway in the parenchyma of a leaf, made by certain insects.

verb (used with object)

1. to dig in (earth, rock, etc.) in order to obtain ores, coal, etc.
2. to extract (ore, coal, etc.) from a mine.
3. to avail oneself of or draw useful or valuable material from:
4. to use, especially a natural resource:
5. to make subterranean passages in or under; burrow.
6. to make (passages, tunnels, etc.) by digging or burrowing.
7. to dig away or remove the foundations of.
8. to place or lay military or naval mines under:
9. Agriculture. to grow crops in (soil) over an extended time without fertilizing.
10. to remove (a natural resource) from its source without attempting to replenish it.

verb (used without object)

1. to dig in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, etc.; make a mine.
2. to extract coal, ore, or the like, from a mine.
3. to make subterranean passages.
4. to place or lay mines, as in military or naval operations.

Origin of mining

1250-1300; Middle English: undermining (walls in an attack); see mine², -ing¹

Examples for mining

So, Schmidt followed the gold rush to the El Paso mountains and claimed an area of mining land.

Some Wisconsin lawmakers suspect the full amount the mining company poured into such groups may never be known.

On March 6, Schultz cast the deciding vote against the mining bill, the only Republican to oppose it.

They are mining for mica, but the mine is more valuable in other respects than it is as a mica property.

Eventually, he said, he spoke with a former official who had worked on a contract for the mining company.

“I understood the consequences of mining done poorly,” Schultz said.

In engineering, in mining, in invention, there are endless possibilities.

I heard Mr. Shepler and my father talking about some of your mining properties.

Daddy had a good deal of that in his business, being in a mining country.

Probably they are old fogies, if they are in the mining business.'