mint

Plural: mints

Noun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- "he made a mint on the stock market"
any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
any member of the mint family of plants
the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
A green color, like that of mint.
A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
An intent, a purpose; an attempt, a try; an effort, an endeavor.

Verb

Verb Forms: minted, minting, mints

To produce by stamping metal, as coins; to invent.
form by stamping, punching, or printing
To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
To create a crypto token.
To try, attempt; take aim.
To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
To hint; suggest; insinuate.

Adjective Satellite

as if new
- "in mint condition"

Adj

Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.
In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
Very good, excellent.
Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.

Examples

It must have cost a mint to produce!
Most of my collection is near mint, but these ones here are mint.
She managed to MINT a new high score with her clever seven-letter word.
That house is worth a mint.
to make a mint

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 6

mint: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mint: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mint: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

mint: valid Words With Friends Word