mint
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Sense 1
- noun
- B2
A low green plant with strong-smelling leaves that people put in food, drinks and tea.
A few mint leaves make plain water taste much fresher.
He drinks hot mint tea after every heavy meal.
The lamb came with a cool green mint sauce.
She crushed the mint at the bottom of the glass.
Common collocations: fresh mint · mint tea · a sprig of mint · mint leaves · mint sauce
Part of: Vegetables, Plants, Cooking
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B1
A small hard sweet with a fresh cool taste, often eaten after a meal.
The waiter brought the bill with a mint for each guest.
She keeps mints in her bag to freshen her breath.
He offered me a mint just before the interview started.
Common collocations: a packet of mints · offer somebody a mint · suck a mint · after-dinner mint
Part of: Sweets, Restaurants
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- C1
A place where a country's coins are officially made.
The old mint now houses a small museum about money.
Only one mint in the country may produce official coins.
The mint struck millions of new coins last year.
Common collocations: the national mint · struck at the mint · a coin from the mint
Part of: Bank and money, Buildings and places