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pine (pīn)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Pinus) of evergreen trees of the pine family, with hard, woody cones and bundles of two to five needle-shaped leaves; many pines are valuable for their wood and their resin, from which turpentine, tar, etc. are obtained
  2. the wood of such a tree
  3. the odor of pine trees, or a synthetic odor resembling this, often used to scent deodorizers, cleaning solutions, etc.
  4. pineapple

Etymology: ME < OE pin < L pinus, pine tree < IE *pitsnus < base *pi-, fat > L pix, pitch, OE fæted, fat

adjective

designating a family (Pinaceae) of conifers having needlelike leaves and, usually, woody cones and valuable wood, including the larches, spruces, firs, and hemlocks
pine2 definition

pine (pīn)

intransitive verb pined, pining pin′·ing

  1. to waste (away) through grief, pain, longing, etc.
  2. to have an intense longing or desire; yearn: with for, after, or an infinitive

Etymology: ME pinen < OE pinian, to torment < pin, pain < L poena: see penal

transitive verb

Archaic to mourn for

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pine Synonyms

pine

n.

Varieties of pine include: white, stone, mugo, whitebark, foxtail, bristlecone, nut, singleleaf, piñon, Weymouth, Scots, ponderosa, limber, Aleppo, Jeffrey, sugar, longleaf, loblolly, western yellow, pond, Arizona, Monterey, digger, Chihuahua, jack, gray, lodgepole, Georgia pitch, yellow, Torrey, bull, imou, red, Corsican; Scotch fir, balsam fir, Frasier fir;


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pine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • reclaim: We also manufacture from reclaimed pine to produce a softer, antique pine style.

Adjective modifier

  • Scots: Natural stands of Scots pine can also be found in the heath lands of Southern England.

Modifies a noun

  • marten: The wood is also visited by foxes, badgers and pine marten too.

Noun used with modifier

  • lodgepole: The dominant species are Sitka spruce and lodgepole pine although there is some Norway spruce.
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pine quotes

Learn about a pine tree from a pine tree, and about a bamboo stalk from a bamboo stalk.

-Basho, Matsuo

I, Dekanahwideh, and the Confederated Chiefs, now uproot the tallest pine tree, and into the cavity thereby made we cast all weapons of war† Thus shall the Great Peace be established.

-Dekanahwideh   fl.c.1450

And on that grave where English oak and holly And laurel wreaths entwine, Deem it not all a too presumptuous folly, This spray of Western pine!

-Harte, (Francis) Bret

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