| me | | |
| n. (location) | 1. maine, me, pine tree state | a state in New England. |
| ~ acadia national park | a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast. |
| ~ american state | one of the 50 states of the United States. |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ new england | a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut. |
| ~ augusta, capital of maine | the capital of the state of Maine. |
| ~ bangor | a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River. |
| ~ brunswick | a university town in southwestern Maine. |
| ~ lewiston | a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland. |
| ~ orono | a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River to the north of Bangor. |
| ~ portland | largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state. |
| ~ penobscot river, penobscot | a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay. |
| ~ saint john river, st. john river, saint john, st. john | a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy. |
| mine | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. mine | excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted. |
| ~ adit | a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine. |
| ~ coal mine, coalpit | a mine where coal is dug from the ground. |
| ~ colliery, pit | a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it. |
| ~ copper mine | a mine where copper is dug from the ground. |
| ~ excavation | a hole in the ground made by excavating. |
| ~ gold mine, goldmine | a mine where gold ore is found. |
| ~ mineshaft | excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine. |
| ~ salt mine | a mine where salt is dug. |
| ~ shaft | a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel. |
| ~ silver mine | a mine where silver ore is dug. |
| ~ strip mine | an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface. |
| ~ sulfur mine, sulphur mine | a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. mine | explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel. |
| ~ explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy. |
| ~ floating mine, marine mine | an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it. |
| ~ booby trap, ground-emplaced mine, land mine | an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over. |
| v. (consumption) | 3. mine | get from the earth by excavation.; "mine ores and metals" |
| ~ mining, excavation | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth. |
| ~ strip mine, surface-mine, surface mine | extract (ore) from a strip-mine. |
| ~ exploit, tap | draw from; make good use of.; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" |
| ~ cut into, delve, dig, turn over | turn up, loosen, or remove earth.; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" |
| v. (competition) | 4. mine | lay mines.; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia" |
| ~ reenforce, reinforce | make stronger.; "he reinforced the concrete" |
| ~ countermine | destroy enemy mines with one's own mines.; "We countermined the banks of the river" |
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