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Meaning of 'pine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pine [ n.]
- Woe; torment; pain.
- Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus.
- The wood of the pine tree.
- A pineapple.
2 . Pine [ v.]
- To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.
- To grieve or mourn for.
3 . Pine [ v. i.]
- To suffer; to be afflicted.
- To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; -- often used with away.
- To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; -- usually followed by for.

Meaning of 'pine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pine [ v]
Meaning (1):
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Example in sentence:
  • I am pining for my lover;
  • She ached for a cigarette

Nearby Words:

pin pin-eyed pin-tailed pinaces pinacoid pinacolin pinacone pinacotheca pinafore pinakothek

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