mined
Extracted from earth
Mined is the past tense of mine, meaning to extract minerals or other materials from the earth: They mined coal in these hills for generations.
By extension, to mine is to extract anything valuable from a larger source: She mined the archives for relevant documents.
Mined also describes areas where explosive mines have been placed: The harbor was heavily mined during the war.
Removed from source
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- drainedEmptied of resources
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- strippedHad coverings removed
overworked · harvested · tapped · sapped · utilized · capitalized · leveraged · plundered
Metal-bearing rock
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
excavation · drilling · blasting · pickaxe · shovel · dynamite · underground · prospecting
Gathered ripe crops
- scrapedRubbed harshly against
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- analyzedStudied methodically for meaning
- aggregatedCombined into one total
processed · extracted · crawled · indexed · queried · logged · tracked · captured
extracted
Removed from source
stripped · overworked · harvested · tapped · sapped · utilized · capitalized · leveraged · plundered · pillaged
ore
Metal-bearing rock
tunnel · excavation · drilling · blasting · pickaxe · shovel · dynamite · underground · prospecting · seam
harvested
Gathered ripe crops
- scrapedRubbed harshly against
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- analyzedStudied methodically for meaning
aggregated · processed · extracted · crawled · indexed · queried · logged · tracked · captured · stored
gold
Element seventy-nine
- diamondsPrecious crystallized carbon
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
gems · copper · iron · uranium · bauxite · lithium · cobalt · emeralds · sapphires · rubies
landmine
Buried pressure-activated explosive
- booby-trappedConcealing hidden danger
- riggedFraudulently arranged beforehand
- detonatedCaused to explode
cleared · defused · sweeping · unexploded · ordnance · tripwire · explosive · IED · buried · detector
minedsynthesized
Combined into unified whole
manufactured · lab-grown · artificial · recycled · reclaimed
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