Results

Definition of pine : 1. A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones ( pine needles) acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See Pine.
2. A pineapple.
3. Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus.
4. The wood of the pine tree.
5. To grieve or mourn for.
6. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.
7. To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; - usually followed by for.
8. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; - often used with away.
9. To suffer; to be afflicted.
10. Woe; torment; pain.

Synonyms:

bristlecone, waste, imou, red, loblolly, true pine, health, digger, suffer, fade, hurt, whitebark, foxtail, Monterey, Chihuahua, Arizona, Frasier fir, Georgia pitch, pant, smart, pine tree, jack, pond, longleaf, yen, Weymouth, western yellow, Corsican Scotch fir, yellow, singleleaf, wither, balsam fir, Jeffrey, Scots, Aleppo, lodgepole, hone, ache, Torrey, mugo, limber, gray, pine away, nut, sugar, bull, stone, languish, ponderosa

hanker, fancy, want, need, lust, crave, hunger, covet, grasp, hope, wish, long, itch, desire, yearn, thirst, welcome, expect

hazel, knotty pine, cyprus, cork, sumac, wood, tupelo

cypress, elm, rosewood, poplar, tamarack, magnolia, butternut, larch, balsa, laurel, acacia, mountain ash, cassia, dogwood, avocado, yew, redwood, banyan, balsam, maple, weeping willow, willow, mimosa, peach, sycamore, gum, cashew, pear, oak, ebony, fir, lemon, lime, teak, ironwood, quince, mulberry, fig, sequoia, almond, orange, eucalyptus, papaya, breadfruit, spruce, coconut, apple, chestnut, citron, juniper, apricot, locust, ash, linden, alder, sandalwood, mahogany, palm, cedar, aspen, elder, cottonwood, beech, cherry, pecan, mangrove, tree, walnut, birch, hickory

Usage examples:

• Under the white pine, Phil. - "Mrs. Falchion, Complete", Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 12, 2009.
• But don't be uneasy; I'm not going to pine away. - "The Darling and Other Stories", Anton Chekhov.
• The next moment Billy Woodchuck heard a sound just above his head- a sound like the sighing of the wind in the top of a pine tree. - "The Tale of Billy Woodchuck", Arthur Scott Bailey.