Home › Words › M › mineworkmineworkminework means the work carried out in a mine.EtymologyFrom mine + work.nounThe work carried out in a mine.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mineworking 88% match — Working in a mine; mining. vs minework →minery 66% match — A mining business. vs minework →coalmining 65% match — The mining of coal. vs minework →megamine 63% match — A very large mine (site where minerals are dug up). vs minework →mined 62% match — That has been mined (in various senses). vs minework →coalworks 61% match — A site where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal. vs minework →coalworker 61% match — One who works in a coal mine. vs minework →mineowner 60% match — Someone (person or corporation) who owns a mine. vs minework →