pine

pine · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-shaped leaves, many kinds of which yield timber, tar, and resin.

  2. 2.

    The soft pale wood of the pine tree, used in furniture and construction.

  3. 3.

    (as verb) To suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of longing for someone or something.

Forms

plural: pines

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    pine away — To languish from longing or grief.
  • •
    pine for — To yearn intensely for someone or something.

Related words

See also: conifer, tree, yearn
Synonyms: conifer, evergreen

Etymology

As a tree: from Old English pīn, from Latin pinus ("pine tree"). As a verb: from Old English pīnian ("to torment"), from pīn ("pain"), from Latin poena ("punishment").