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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mint1 /mɪnt/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[uncountable] a sweet-smelling herb, such as the spearmint and peppermint.
- Food a mint-flavored candy:[countable]He chewed on a mint to settle his stomach.
adj. [before a noun] - Foodflavored with mint:mint tea.
mint•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. mint2 /mɪnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a place where coins, etc., are produced under government authority.
- a vast amount, esp. of money:[singular* a + ~]That car must have cost a mint!
adj. - Stampsbeing in its original condition, as if newly made:an old car in mint condition.
v. [~ + object] - to make (money) by stamping metal:to mint coins.
- to make or invent:to mint words.
mint•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mint1 (mint),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Cf. mint family.
- Fooda soft or hard confection, often shaped like a wafer, that is usually flavored with peppermint and often served after lunch or dinner.
- Foodany of various flavored hard candies packaged as a roll of small round wafers.
adj. - Foodmade or flavored with mint:mint tea.
- Greek mínthē
- Latin ment(h)a
- Middle English, Old English minte (cognate with Old High German minza) bef. 1000
- a place where coins, paper currency, special medals, etc., are produced under government authority.
- a place where something is produced or manufactured
- a vast amount, esp. of money:He made a mint in oil wells.
adj. - Stamps[Philately.](of a stamp) being in its original, unused condition.
- unused or appearing to be newly made and never used:a book in mint condition.
v.t. - to make (coins, money, etc.) by stamping metal.
- to turn (metal) into coins:to mint gold into sovereigns.
- to make or fabricate;
invent:to mint words.
- Latin monēta coin, mint, after the temple of Juno Monēta, where Roman money was coined
- Middle English mynt, Old English mynet coin bef. 900
- Scottish Termsintent;
purpose. - Scottish Termsan attempt;
try;
effort.
v.t. - Scottish Termsto try (something);
attempt. - Scottish Termsto take aim at (something) with a gun.
- Scottish Termsto hit or strike at (someone or something).
v.i. - Scottish Termsto try;
attempt. - Scottish Termsto take aim.
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English minten, Old English ( ge)myntan to intend; akin to mind; (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the verb, verbal
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mint /mɪnt/ n - any N temperate plant of the genus Mentha, having aromatic leaves and spikes of small typically mauve flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates). The leaves of some species are used for seasoning and flavouring
See also peppermint, spearmint - a sweet flavoured with mint
Etymology: Old English minte, from Latin mentha, from Greek minthē; compare Old High German minzaˈminty adj mint /mɪnt/ n - a place where money is coined by governmental authority
- a very large amount of money
adj - (of coins, postage stamps, etc) in perfect condition as issued
- in mint condition ⇒ in perfect condition; as if new
vb - to make (coins) by stamping metal
- (transitive) to invent (esp phrases or words)
Etymology: Old English mynet coin, from Latin monēta money, mint, from the temple of Juno Monēta, used as a mint in ancient Romeˈminter n |