salt mine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- Any mine used for the extraction of salt.
- (broadly) Any laborious work situation, especially in a confined space.
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| saltmine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| salt mines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (21)
et soolakaevandus (mine) · fa معدن نمک (mine) · de Salzbergwerk (mine) · pl kopalnia soli (mine) · el αλατωρυχείο (mine) · eu gatzaga (mine) · hu sóbánya (mine) · uk соляна́ ша́хта (mine) · nl zoutmijn (mine) · fr mine de sel (mine) · pl salina (mine) · fi suolakaivos (mine) · hy աղահանք (mine) · ro salină (mine) · it salina (mine) · ug تۇز كانى (mine) · tr tuz madeni (mine) · sv saltgruva (mine) · ru соляна́я копь (mine) · ru соляна́я ша́хта (mine) · tr tuzla (mine)