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booby
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noun
(= dumbbell)
an ignorant or foolish person
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noun
small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
trapped
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adjective
(= at bay, cornered)
forced to turn and face attackers
a stag at bay
she had me cornered between the porch and her car
like a trapped animal
mine
Pronoun
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If something is mine, it belongs to me.
Give that back to me! It's mine!
mine
Noun
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A mine is a large hole in the ground from which rocks and minerals are taken.
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A mine is a device that explodes when it is touched, or when a ship, vehicle, or person comes close to it.
mine
Verb
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If you mine rocks or minerals, you dig them out of the ground.
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If you mine an area, you dig a mine there.
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If you mine an area, you put exploding mines there.
The soldiers mined the field to help kill their enemies.