pine
1any evergreen, conifer of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.: Compare pine family.
any of various similar coniferous trees.
the wood of the pine tree.
Informal. the pineapple.
Origin of pine
1Other words from pine
- pinelike, adjective
Other definitions for pine (2 of 2)
to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully (often followed by for): to pine for one's home and family.
to fail gradually in health or vitality from grief, regret, or longing (often followed by away): Separated by their families, the lovers pined away.
Archaic. to be discontented; fret.
Archaic. to suffer grief or regret over.
Archaic. painful longing.
Origin of pine
2synonym study For pine
Other words for pine
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How to use pine in a sentence
So I dropped Elite, and Ford—this agency that pined for me—is the same one that dropped me three months later.
Robbins pined for her, writing her passionate letters and visiting her in Warm Springs.
The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse | Nancy Buirski | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMoreau, however, actually pined over a Greek gigolo that was brought along on a trip with her and Richardson.
Across the ocean, in 1942, in her diary Anne Frank pined for a dog just like Rin Tin Tin while trapped in an attic.
But on the other, what Costas calls a new "meanness" is really the kind of sportswriterly hard-headedness that Lipsyte pined for.
She yearned and pined to see him once more; but she had reasoned herself down into something like patience.
Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellWhat hopes must it raise in a young creature who, in the midst of sordid elements, had pined for a life of elegance!
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket | Honore de BalzacShe warn't ever the same after that; she never complained, but she kinder pined away and did not live long.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)For this I had pined day and night for four or five years, and now that escape was within my grasp I was obliged to throw it away.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontNevertheless, I pined for civilisation, and never let a day go by without scanning the bay and the open sea for a passing sail.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de Rougemont
British Dictionary definitions for pine (1 of 3)
/ (paɪn) /
any evergreen resinous coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, of the N hemisphere, with long needle-shaped leaves and brown cones: family Pinaceae: See also longleaf pine, nut pine, pitch pine, Scots pine
any other tree or shrub of the family Pinaceae
the wood of any of these trees
any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as ground pine and screw pine
Origin of pine
1British Dictionary definitions for pine (2 of 3)
/ (paɪn) /
(intr; often foll by for or an infinitive) to feel great longing or desire; yearn
(intr often foll by away) to become ill, feeble, or thin through worry, longing, etc
(tr) archaic to mourn or grieve for
Origin of pine
2British Dictionary definitions for Pine (3 of 3)
/ (paɪn) /
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