mint
Pronunciation: [mɪnt]
Context: "food"
(noun) a type of plant with green leaves that have a strong, fresh smell. People often use mint in cooking and drinks to add flavor, like in tea or desserts.
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I love adding fresh mint to my lemonade for a refreshing taste.
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I didn't like the dish because it had too much mint in it.
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Can we use mint to make the sauce taste better?
Context: "money"
(noun) a place where coins are made. This is where they create the coins we use to buy things.
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The mint produces billions of coins every year.
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The town does not have a mint, so they rely on coins from another city.
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What types of coins does the mint create?
Context: "money"
(verb) to create or produce coins. When a new coin is made, we say it is minted.
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They minted a new dollar coin to celebrate the holiday.
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They didn't mint any new coins last year because of the budget cuts.
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How many coins do they mint every month?
Context: "collecting"
(noun) refers to a perfect condition of coins, meaning they are new and not used at all. Collectors love finding coins that are in mint condition.
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The collector was thrilled to find a rare coin in mint condition.
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The old coin was worn out and not in mint condition anymore.
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Is this coin in mint condition or has it been used?