mint
noun
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
mints
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pluralof mint.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof mint (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
mintnounany aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Example Sentences
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By the time I remember it’s happening, all the good sweets are gone from grocery store shelves, so any visiting trick-or-treaters get butterscotch suckers, breath mints or candy corn.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
"It's very hard to keep China out of play," said Sharma whose firm Haldy's turmeric mints and packaging are produced in China.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Life-changing platitudes are dispensed like breath mints: “All you are given is the attempt. You aren’t entitled to the top.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
There’s been a “sudden rush” into physical silver by Western buyers, he said, pointing out that mints have waits of a month or longer for silver bullion coins.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
Inside it’s dark and smells like cigarettes and mints.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
