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pine

1 of 2

noun

ˈpīn How to pronounce pine (audio)
often attributive
1
: any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
2
: the straight-grained white or yellow usually durable and resinous wood of a pine varying from extreme softness in the white pine to hardness in the longleaf pine
3
: any of various Australian coniferous trees (as of the genera Callitris or Araucaria)
4
: pineapple
5
: bench sense 1c
piney adjective
or less commonly piny
ˈpī-nē How to pronounce pine (audio)

pine

2 of 2

verb

pined; pining

intransitive verb

1
: to lose vigor, health, or flesh (as through grief) : languish
2
: to yearn intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable
they still pined for their lost wealth

Synonyms

Verb

Choose the Right Synonym for pine

long, yearn, hanker, pine, hunger, thirst mean to have a strong desire for something.

long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain.

longed for some rest

yearn suggests an eager, restless, or painful longing.

yearned for a stage career

hanker suggests the uneasy promptings of unsatisfied appetite or desire.

always hankering for money

pine implies a languishing or a fruitless longing for what is impossible.

pined for a lost love

hunger and thirst imply an insistent or impatient craving or a compelling need.

hungered for a business of his own
thirsted for power

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
That’s because the Czech liqueur (available in any American liquor store worth its salt) tastes like pine trees, cinnamon, and nostalgia. John Clary Davies, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2022 Diplodia usually affects pine trees older than 15 years and is most severe on trees older than 30. Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The upper sections originate in and flow through a large conifer bog surrounded by a sandy outwash plain known as the pine barrens. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022 Use pine boards to add a touch of farmhouse charm to your Christmas decorations with these easy wooden signs. Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 Near the barn loft where 12 beds were arranged for hikers, the colossal slope of Sobutsch was covered in pine and prairie and massive boulders before sweeping almost vertically up through stony debris and gashes from previous rockfalls. Kenneth R. Rosen, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The products have scent notes of clove leaf and pine resin, which were created in collaboration with perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 According to Conway-Anderson, silvopasturing where pastures are interspersed with deciduous trees and pine stands offers benefits on both sides of the climate equation. Daniel Cusick, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2022 They're hand-poured and have different scents: the cactus smells like pine and vanilla, while the poppy evokes a jasmine and white tea fragrance. Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022
Verb
The Everglades has a stunning mosaic of nine different habitats, from islands surrounded by mangroves to pine-forested land. Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 15 June 2020 The forest is almost all secondary, spindly pine and spruce less than a century old, reclaimed from the era when the island, like much of Maine, like much of the Northeast, was field and meadow. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 The goal is to help prime and fuel our team members who pine for more in their careers. Peter Weedfald, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Everyone’s favorite 8-year-old existentialists pine over life’s meanings to a bouncy, smooth jazz, often-quite-funky score. oregonlive, 8 June 2022 Stories of a couple who makes it against all odds, of a woman who leaves her controlling boyfriend in the nick of time, of would-be lovers who pine for each other in silence, of a priest who falls in love with his choir director. Leila Cobo, Billboard, 27 May 2022 The Prince Edward-Gallion parkland, home to pine and hardwood trees, is Virginia's first state forest. Joe Studley, NBC News, 23 May 2022 Hardcore Isbell fans pine for his Drive-By Truckers classics. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 16 May 2022 For instance, both characters pine for Layla El-Fahouly (May Calamawy), Marc’s wife, but in a distinctly unique way. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 6 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English pīn, from Latin pinus; probably akin to Greek pitys pine

Verb

Middle English, from Old English pīnian to suffer, from *pīn punishment, from Latin poena — more at pain entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pine was before the 12th century

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