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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
minahan - mina - -han~
mi.na.han. - 3 syllables

-han = minahan
minahan

minahan [mi.na.han.] : mine (n.)
mina [mí.na.] : mine (n.)

Derivatives of mina


Glosses:
mine
n. (artifact)1. mineexcavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted.
~ adita nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
~ coal mine, coalpita mine where coal is dug from the ground.
~ colliery, pita workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.
~ copper minea mine where copper is dug from the ground.
~ excavationa hole in the ground made by excavating.
~ gold mine, goldminea mine where gold ore is found.
~ mineshaftexcavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine.
~ salt minea mine where salt is dug.
~ shafta long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel.
~ silver minea mine where silver ore is dug.
~ strip minean open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface.
~ sulfur mine, sulphur minea mine where sulphur is dug from the ground.
n. (artifact)2. mineexplosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel.
~ explosive devicedevice that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy.
~ floating mine, marine minean explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it.
~ booby trap, ground-emplaced mine, land minean explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over.
v. (consumption)3. mineget from the earth by excavation.; "mine ores and metals"
~ mining, excavationthe act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth.
~ strip mine, surface-mine, surface mineextract (ore) from a strip-mine.
~ exploit, tapdraw from; make good use of.; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
~ cut into, delve, dig, turn overturn up, loosen, or remove earth.; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
v. (competition)4. minelay mines.; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
~ reenforce, reinforcemake stronger.; "he reinforced the concrete"
~ counterminedestroy enemy mines with one's own mines.; "We countermined the banks of the river"
mina
n. (animal)1. mina, minah, myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah birdtropical Asian starlings.
~ starlinggregarious birds native to the Old World.
~ acridotheres tristis, crested mynadark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia.
~ grackle, gracula religiosa, hill myna, indian grackleglossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech.