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Pines

/paɪnz/

Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

📖 Definitions of "Pines"

noun
  1. 1

    Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

    "The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine."

  2. 2

    Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.

  3. 3

    The wood of this tree.

  4. 4

    (obsolete except South Africa) A pineapple.

noun
  1. 1

    A painful longing.

verb
  1. 1

    To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.

  2. 2

    To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

    "Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone."

  3. 3

    To grieve or mourn for.

  4. 4

    To inflict pain upon; to torment.

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