pine

1 of 2

noun

ˈpīn

often attributive

: 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

: 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

: any of various Australian coniferous trees (as of the genera Callitris or Araucaria)

: pineapple

: bench sense 1c

piney adjective

or less commonly piny

ˈpī-nē

pine

2 of 2

verb

pined; pining

intransitive verb

: to lose vigor, health, or flesh (as through grief) : languish

: to yearn intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable

they still pined for their lost wealth

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

pine

verb

as in to long

Synonyms & Similar Words

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long
yearn
fear
stew
despair
fret
stress
sweat
trouble
agonize
worry
chafe
bother
fuss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

accept
bear
tolerate
sustain
endure
take
stick out
abide
stomach

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of pine are hanker, hunger, long, thirst, and yearn. While all these words mean "to have a strong desire for something," pine implies a languishing or a fruitless longing for what is impossible.

pined for a lost love

While in some cases nearly identical to pine, hanker suggests the uneasy promptings of unsatisfied appetite or desire.

always hankering for money

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

hungered for a business of his own

thirsted for power

In some situations, the words long and pine are roughly equivalent. However, long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain.

longed for some rest

The synonyms yearn and pine are sometimes interchangeable, but yearn suggests an eager, restless, or painful longing.

yearned for a stage career

单词	pine
释义	pine 1 of 2 noun ˈpīn 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 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 ache (for) covet crave desiderate desire die (for) hanker (for or after) hunger (for) itch (for) jones (for) [slang] long (for) lust (for or after) pant (after) repine (for) salivate (for) sigh (for) thirst (for) want wish (for) yearn (for) yen (for) See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 Phrases Containing pine ground pine eastern white pine hard pine heart pine loblolly pine lodgepole pine limber pine knotty pine longleaf pine Monterey pine mugho pine Norfolk Island pine pine away pine for pine kernel pine siskin pitch pine pine tar pine snake ponderosa pine Scotch pine screw pine scrub pine slash pine Austrian pine jack pine pine nut long-leaved pine Australian pine bristlecone pine pine after Jeffrey pine pine marten shortleaf pine Jersey pine red pine sugar pine Scots pine Virginia pine spruce pine white-pine blister rust pine cone white pine yellow pine See More ground pine eastern white pine hard pine heart pine loblolly pine lodgepole pine limber pine knotty pine longleaf pine Monterey pine mugho pine Norfolk Island pine pine away pine for pine kernel pine siskin pitch pine pine tar pine snake ponderosa pine Scotch pine screw pine scrub pine slash pine Austrian pine jack pine pine nut long-leaved pine Australian pine bristlecone pine pine after Jeffrey pine pine marten shortleaf pine Jersey pine red pine sugar pine Scots pine Virginia pine spruce pine white-pine blister rust pine cone white pine yellow pine See More Kids Definition pine 1 of 2 noun ˈpīn : an evergreen tree that has cones, narrow needles for leaves, and a wood that ranges from very soft to hard pine 2 of 2 verb pined; pining 1 : to become thin and weak because of sadness or worry 2 : to long for very much She pined for home. Medical Definition pine 1 of 2 noun ˈpīn : any tree of the genus Pinus pine 2 of 2 noun : a dietary deficiency disease of sheep or cattle marked by anemia, malnutrition, and general debility specifically : such a disease due to cobalt deficiency compare morton mains disease pine verb as in to long Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance long yearn fear stew despair fret stress sweat trouble agonize worry chafe bother fuss Antonyms & Near Antonyms accept bear tolerate sustain endure take stick out abide stomach See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of pine are hanker, hunger, long, thirst, and yearn. While all these words mean "to have a strong desire for something," pine implies a languishing or a fruitless longing for what is impossible. pined for a lost love While in some cases nearly identical to pine, hanker suggests the uneasy promptings of unsatisfied appetite or desire. always hankering for money Both hunger and thirst imply an insistent or impatient craving or a compelling need. hungered for a business of his own thirsted for power In some situations, the words long and pine are roughly equivalent. However, long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain. longed for some rest The synonyms yearn and pine are sometimes interchangeable, but yearn suggests an eager, restless, or painful longing. yearned for a stage career
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