English Explanatory Dictionary

pine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
  2. Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.
  3. The wood of this tree.
  4. A pineapple.
  5. The bench, where players sit when not playing.
  6. A counter or bartop.
noun
  1. A painful longing.
verb
  1. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
  2. To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
  3. To grieve or mourn for.
  4. To inflict pain upon; to torment.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/paɪn/ en-au-pine.ogg

Word forms

pine pines pyne pining pined

Etymology

From Middle English pyne, from Old English *pīne, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā, from Latin pīnus, see there for more. Doublet of pinus. Possibly related to fat.

Synonyms

pine tree pinus pinewood languish droop long yearn bewail lament afterthink becry begrieve bemoan bemourn beweep condole deplore elegize grieve grieven keen mean mourn pine repent sigh sorrow wail wayment afflict torment torture ache aggrieve agonize anguish dere excruciate hurt irritate pang rack throe wring

Derived words

Aleppo pine arolla pine Austrian pine ayacahuite pine Balfour pine Balkan pine Baltic pine Bhutan pine black pine blue pine Bosnian pine Brazilian pine bristlecone pine bull pine bunya pine Burnt Pine California Pines Canadian red pine Caribbean pine celery pine Chihuahua pine Chile pine Chilean pine chilgoza pine City of Pines cluster pine Corsican pine Cuban pine cypress pine digger pine Dundathu pine fern pine festoon pine foothill pine foxtail pine grab some pine gray pine grey pine ground pine Guadalupe pine hard pine hazel pine heart pine high as a Georgia pine Hispaniolan pine Hispaniola pine hoop pine horsetail pine Huon pine Illawarra mountain pine insignis-pine insignis pine Isle of Pines jack pine Japanese pine Japanese umbrella pine Jeffrey pine Jerusalem pine joint pine kauri pine
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