English Explanatory Dictionary

Minecraft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A sandbox video game, released in 2011, in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items, build structures, fight mobs to get experience points, enchant items and defeat bosses to earn rewards.
verb
  1. To play the video game Minecraft.
noun
  1. A warship which lays naval mines.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪnˌkɹæft/ /ˈmaɪnˌkɹɐːft/ Minecraft en-AU.ogg /ˈmaɪnˌkɹɑːft/

Word forms

Minecraft Minecrafts Minecrafting Minecrafted

Etymology

From mine + craft; coined by Paul Eres in May 2009, a member of the TIGSource Forums.

Synonyms

MC

Related words

a glossary of terms used in Minecraft

Derived words

in Minecraft MC MCPE MCYT Minecrafter Minecraftian Minecraftlike Minecrafty the craft
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