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research
Noun
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Research is the process or result of trying to find an answer by reading, interviewing, watching, or doing experiments.
The last 10 years has provided a huge amount of research into a cure for cancer.
We've been conducting research into the reason for the changes in these fish.
research
Verb
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If you research a question, you try to find an answer, usually by reading a lot about it, or by doing experiments.
I have to research the history of King Henry II for my English class.
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.