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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
mined
    adj 1: extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the
           earth [ant: unmined]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mine \Mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mined; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Mining.]
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   1. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or
      foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine;
      hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
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            They mined the walls.                 --Hayward.
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            Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the
            spoilers . . . had mined them, and placed a quantity
            of gunpowder in the cavity.           --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   2. To dig into, for ore or metal.
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            Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not
            been mined.                           --Ure.
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   3. To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.
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            The principal ore mined there is the bituminous
            cinnabar.                             --Ure.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mined \mined\ adj.
   extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the
   earth. [Narrower terms: deep-mined; exploited;
   strip-mined]
   [WordNet 1.5]

Thesaurus Results for mined:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
assembled, built, cast, constructed, crafted, created, custom, custom-built, custom-made, extracted, fabricated, fashioned, forged, formed, gathered, grown, handcrafted, handmade, harvested, homemade, homespun, machine-made, machined, made, made to order, man-made, manufactured, milled, molded, prefab, prefabricated, processed, put together, raised, ready-for-wear, ready-formed, ready-made, ready-prepared, ready-to-wear, refined, shaped, smelted, well-built, well-constructed, well-made
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