MINT

mint

(adjective) as if new; “in mint condition”

mint

(noun) a plant where money is coined by authority of the government

mint, mint candy

(noun) a candy that is flavored with a mint oil

mint

(noun) the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied

mint

(noun) any member of the mint family of plants

mint

(noun) any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers

batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad

(noun) (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent; “a batch of letters”; “a deal of trouble”; “a lot of money”; “he made a mint on the stock market”; “see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos”; “it must have cost plenty”; “a slew of journalists”; “a wad of money”

mint, coin, strike

(verb) form by stamping, punching, or printing; “strike coins”; “strike a medal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

mint (plural mints)

A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

(informal) A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.

Synonyms: bundle, pile

(figurative) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.

Verb

mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

(transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.

To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.

Adjective

mint (not comparable)

(with condition) Like new.

(numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.

(philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.

(UK, slang) Very good.

(UK, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.

Etymology 2

Noun

mint (plural mints)

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.

Adjective

mint (not comparable)

Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.

Etymology 3

Verb

mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

(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.

Noun

mint (plural mints)

(provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.

Anagrams

• NTIM

Proper noun

MINT

(economics) Acronym of Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey.

Coordinate terms: MIKT, MIST

Source: Wiktionary

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Mint, n. Etym: [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See Mentha.

Note: Corn mint is Mentha arvensis.

– Horsemint is M. sylvestris, and in the United States Monarda punctata, which differs from the true mints in several respects.

– Mountain mint is any species of the related genus Pycnanthemum, common in North America.

– Peppermint is M. piperita.

– Spearmint is M. viridis.

– Water mint is M. aquatica. Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.

– Mint julep. See Julep.

– Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.

Mint, n. Etym: [AS. mynet money, coin, fr. L. moneta the mint, coined money, fr. Moneta, a surname of Juno, in whose at Rome money was coined; akin to monere to warn, admonish, AS. manian, and to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Money, Monition.]

1. A place where money is coined by public authority.

2. Hence: Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself. A mint of phrases in his brain. Shak.

Mint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minted; p. pr. & vb. n. Minting.] Etym: [AS. mynetian.]

1. To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to make and stamp into money.

2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion. Titles... of such natures as may be easily minted. Bacon. Minting mill, a coining press.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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