mint
IPA: mˈɪnt
noun
- A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- (informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
- (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
- Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
- The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
- Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
- A green colour, like that of mint.
- A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
- (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.
- (economics) Acronym of Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey. [A country in North America, located south of the United States, and northwest of Guatemala and Belize from Central America. Official name: United Mexican States.]
verb
- (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
- To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
- (transitive, cryptocurrencies) To create a crypto token.
- (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
- (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
- (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.
adjective
- (with condition) Like new.
- (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
- (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
- (Northern England, especially Manchester, Tyneside, slang) Very good.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
- Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
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Examples of "mint" in Sentences
- This looks great and the mint is an interesting add.
- I * LOVE* thin mint cookies, but only just liked this ice cream.
- For thin mint lovers, there is a Thin Mint Ice Cream from Dreyers, too
- I know Keebler sells a version of the thin mint cookies at the grocery stores now.
- When I moved to the UK, I left behind a shed full of books, mostly in mint condition.
- * My 1996 Element was in mint condition with only 26,000 miles on it when I drove it to Texas to sell to a Honda dealer.
- And as if the traditional food weren't enough, local restaurants offer such gourmet dishes as rack of lamb in mint and rosemary sauce, chicken in cilantro cream, beef filet in marrow sauce, and shrimp and nopal tacos.
- Two had blue swallow-tailed coats with brass buttons; and a fourth, a dashing young lawyer's clerk from Clement's Inn, was absolutely stirring a mixture, which he called a mint julep, with a yellow kid glove dangling out of his hand.
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