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# mint

noun (mint, uncountable — the plant; a mint, mints — sweet; a mint — coins); verb (mint, mints, minted, minting); adjective (in mint condition)

«mint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Mint is a plant with a fresh, strong-tasting leaf used in cooking and in toothpaste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#m1)
2. A mint is a sweet tasting of mint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#m2)
3. A mint is a place where a country makes its coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#m3)
4. To mint coins is to make them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#m4)
5. In mint condition means looking brand new. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#m5)

### In the lessons

In cooking, mint goes in sauces, drinks and salads; peppermint and spearmint are kinds of mint. In money lessons, the mint makes coins (the Royal Mint, the US Mint). Collectors want cards and toys "in mint condition". Phrases: "mint sauce", "a mint" (a lot of money, informal).

### Examples

- We grow mint in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#x1)
- Would you like a mint? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#x2)
- Coins are made at the mint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#x3)
- The new coins were minted this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#x4)
- My comic is in mint condition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#x5)
- Mint toothpaste makes your mouth feel fresh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#x6)
- Lamb is often served with mint sauce. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#x7)
- That house must have cost a mint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#x8)
- The overseer of the mint struck coins for me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/#x9)

### Note

The plant is uncountable ("some mint"); the sweet is countable ("two mints"). "Mint condition" means perfect, as if just made. "Freshly minted" means brand new.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mint.html) on Mova free.