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saltmine

saltmine is the alternative form of salt mine.

Meaning of salt mine

Noun

salt mine (plural salt mines)

  1. Any mine used for the extraction of salt.
  2. (broadly) Any laborious work situation, especially in a confined space.
  3. (Internet, derogatory) An abundance of indignation felt by one person or a group of people due to over-sensitivity, humourlessness, disappointment, or defeat; a gold mine (sense 3) of salt (noun sense 11).
    • The fan forum was an absolute salt mine after the football team's loss to the last-place team in its division.

Forms of saltmine

pluralsaltmines

Questions about saltmine

What is saltmine the alternative form of?
Saltmine is the alternative form of salt mine.

Words near saltmine in the dictionary

  1. saltmarsh
  2. saltmarsh sparrow
  3. saltmarsh sparrows
  4. Saltmarshe
  5. saltmarshes
  6. saltmine
  7. saltmines
  8. saltmonger
  9. saltmongers
  10. saltmouth
  11. saltmouths

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