mining

nounverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈmaɪnɪŋ//

The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.

noun

1
The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
gold mining
2
figurativeAny activity that extracts or undermines.
His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
[…] the fabrick, however weak by the delicacy of its composition, would not have fallen so soon, if the foundation had not been injured by the slow minings of regret and vexation.
3
The activity of placing mines (the explosive devices).
4
Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof of work.
Kazakhstan became last year the world’s second-largest centre for bitcoin mining after the United States, according to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, after China clamped down on crypto mining activity.

verb

1
Also a form of minepresent participle and gerund of mine

Forms

plural: minings

minimal · The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.minimize · To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink;…minimum · The lowest limit.

mining · The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.

minister · A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious…ministry · Government department, at the administrative level normally…minivan · A small van, especially (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand,…

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