Saturday, June 29, 2019

Minors and Miners


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mi·nor
/ˈmīnər/
adjective
  1. 1.
    lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.


    "minor alterations"

    synonyms:slightsmallMore


  2. 2.
    MUSIC
    (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth.
noun
  1. 1.
    a person under the age of full legal responsibility.
    synonyms:childinfantyouthMore

  2. 2.
    MUSIC
    a minor key, interval, or scale.
verb
NORTH AMERICAN
  1. 1.
    study or qualify in as a subsidiary subject at college or university.








miner

mahy-ner ]

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noun

Also called mineworkerperson who works in a mineespecially a commercial mineproducing coal or metallic ores.
mechanical device used in mining:miner for extracting ores from the ocean floor.
any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typicallyhaving a loud call.
any of various insect larvae that create tunnels in the parenchyma of leaves.
(formerly) a person who places or lays military or naval mines.

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