💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Minework"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mineworkingnoun | (uncountable) Working in a mine; mining. |
| miningnoun | The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth. |
| megaminenoun | (informal) A very large mine (site where minerals are dug up). |
| minelifenoun | The operational lifespan of a mine (site for excavating resources). |
| minerynoun | (archaic) A mining business. |
| minernoun | A person who works in a mine. |
| minesitenoun | The place where a mine (excavation) is located. |
| marrownoun | (uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells. |
| land minenoun | (military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched. |
| mine shaftnoun | Alternative form of mineshaft. [A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.] |
| millnoun | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.) |
| mantripnoun | (mining) A shuttle for transporting miners down into an underground mine. |
| counterminenoun | A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel. |
| minesweepernoun | (uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints. |
| landminenoun | Alternative spelling of land mine. [(military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.] |
| counter-minenoun | Alternative form of countermine. [A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.] |
| miners' mossnoun | (mining) Alternative spelling of miner's moss. [(mining) Carpeting in sluice boxes used to collect heavy minerals from sluiced paydirt.] |
| miners mossnoun | (mining) Alternative form of miner's moss. [(mining) Carpeting in sluice boxes used to collect heavy minerals from sluiced paydirt.] |
| half-marrownoun | (mining, historical) Either of a pair of young boys employed as putters, pushing wagons in the mine, and dividing their earnings. |
| metagenoun | Measurement, especially of coal. |
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