pine


Definition: Meaning of, pine in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pʌɪn /

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pine pines
  1. [uncountable and countable] also pine tree a tall tree with long hard sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter
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  2. [uncountable] the pale wood of pine trees, used to make furniture, floors etc
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pine pined pined
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pining pines
[intransitive]
  1. to become sad and not continue your life as normal because someone has died or gone away
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pine used in phrases

  • Alpine celery pine (noun)
    1. small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand
  • American white pine (noun)
    1. tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree
  • Australian pine (noun)
    1. common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood
  • Canadian red pine (noun)
    1. pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark
  • European nut pine (noun)
    1. medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds
  • Georgia pine (noun)
    1. large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
  • Japanese black pine (noun)
    1. large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog
  • Japanese red pine (noun)
    1. pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental
  • Japanese table pine (noun)
    1. pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental
  • Japanese umbrella pine (noun)
    1. tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs
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pine used in phrasal verbs

  • pine away (phrasal verb)
  • pine for (phrasal verb)
    1. pine for someone/something to be very sad because you want to be with someone who you love, or want something that you do not have
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