Pine

Quick meaning: Pine is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

More Meanings

1. (countable) Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.
2. (uncountable) The wood of this tree.
3. (sports, uncountable, colloquial) The bench, where players sit when not playing.
4. (uncountable, colloquial) A counter or bartop.
5. (intransitive) To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
6. (archaic except Caribbean, Guyana, South Africa, Australia) A pineapple.
7. (archaic) A painful longing.

Example Sentences

[…] rather than languish on the pine in Miami.

The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine.

I'll be behind the pine slinging your favorite cold ones, so come and see me!

Take off your gear and hit the pine. And don't take your time. You understand me, boy?

Word Forms

• pines
• pining
• pined

Synonyms for pine

Depending on context, synonyms include pinus, pinewood, languish, droop, long, yearn.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include long, yen, ache, languish, yearn, pinus.

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