pine

Meaning

Noun

1. Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
2. Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.
3. The wood of this tree.
4. A pineapple.
5. (colloquial) The bench, where players sit when not playing.

Verb

1. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
2. To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
3. To grieve or mourn for.
4. To inflict pain upon; to torment.

Synonyms

yearn

languish

pine tree

pine-tree

miss

ache

true pine

melt

waste

wither

droop

hunger

yen

💴

tabefy

spruce

long

crave

waste away

long for

loose

need

perish

pine wood

regret

sad

☹️

shrink

slack

spoil

suffer

thaw

tree

🌳

unman

want

weaken

wilt

yellow

become exhausted

liquify

Pinus

Scotch pine

Scots pine

Pinaceae

be languid

sweal

consume away

mugo

whitebark

tire oneself out

Scotch fir

soledad pine

stone-pine

bush sickness

aspire

Austrian

🇦🇹

black

conifer

corrupt

debilitate

decay

dejected

depress

descend

dwindle

fret

fuse

fuze

hanker

jaw

liquefy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English pyne, from Latin pīnus, from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“sap, juice”). Cognate with Sanskrit पितु (pitu, “sap, juice, resin”). Doublet of pinus. Related to fat.