mine disposal | the disposal of explosive mines |
treadmill salt mine | a job involving drudgery and confinement |
risk peril danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
risk arbitrage takeover arbitrage | arbitrage involving risk, as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer, if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money |
claymore mine claymore | an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy |
coal mine coalpit | a mine where coal is dug from the ground |
copper mine | a mine where copper is dug from the ground |
floating mine marine mine | an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it |
goldmine gold mine | a mine where gold ore is found |
goldmine gold mine | a good source of something that is desired |
land mine ground-emplaced mine booby trap | an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over |
magnetic mine | (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship) |
mine | explosive device that explodes on contact, designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel |
mine | excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted |
mine detector | detector consisting of an electromagnetic device, used to locate explosive mines |
salt mine | a mine where salt is dug |
silver mine | a mine where silver ore is dug |
strip mine | an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface |
sulphur mine sulfur mine | a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground |
risk risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent |
risk risk of infection | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred |
United Mine Workers of America United Mine Workers | an industrial union of mine workers in North America |
mine field | a tract of land containing explosive mines |
gambler risk taker | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement |
venture capital risk capital | wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises |
hazard jeopardy peril risk endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
mine pig | pig iron made entirely from ore |
mine | lay mines, The Vietnamese mined Cambodia |
mine | get from the earth by excavation, mine ores and metals |
strip mine surface mine surface-mine | extract (ore) from a strip-mine |
gamble chance risk hazard take chances adventure run a risk take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome, When you buy these stocks you are gambling |
risk put on the line lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage, We risked losing a lot of money in this venture, Why risk your life?, She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong |
run-of-the-mill run-of-the-mine mine run unexceptional | not special in any way, run-of-the-mill boxing, your run-of-the-mine college graduate, a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career |
risk-free riskless unhazardous | thought to be devoid of risk |
bad risky high-risk speculative | not financially safe or secure, a bad investment, high risk investments, anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky, speculative business enterprises |