mine

pronoun

1. That or those belonging to me. Used predicatively.

   “The house itself is mine, but the land is not.”

2. Used predicatively.

   “The house itself is mine, but the land is not.”

3. Used substantively, with an implied noun.

   “Mine has been a long journey.”

4. Used absolutely, set off from the sentence.

   “Mine for only a week so far, it already feels like an old friend.”

determiner

1. My; belonging to me. Used attributively after the noun it modifies. Used attributively before a vowel.

2. Used attributively after the noun it modifies.

3. Used attributively before a vowel.

noun

1. An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

   “This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.”

2. Any source of wealth or resources.

   “She's a mine of information about the history of mathematics.”

verb

1. To remove (rock or ore) from the ground.

   “Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.”

2. To dig into, for ore or metal.

3. To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).

   “We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.”

4. To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).

noun

1. Alternative form of mien.