Meaning of ખાણ in English
- See Mien.
- Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel.
- To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise.
- To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony.
- 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.
- To dig into, for ore or metal.
- To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.
- A subterranean cavity or passage
- A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries.
- A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent.
- Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine.
- Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good.
- of Quarry
- Same as 1st Quarrel.
- Quadrate; square.
- A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.
- A heap of game killed.
- The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.
- To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
- A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a).
- To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
Meaning of ખાણ in English
Articles Related to ‘ખાણ’
Browse Other Words By Clicking On Letters