noun Download 🔗Share Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. Examples : "The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine." plant nature organism biology environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect. Examples : "The park's towering pines provided welcome shade from the hot afternoon sun. " plant nature biology environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The wood of this tree. Examples : "The bookshelf was made of pines, giving it a warm, rustic look. " material plant building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (obsolete except South Africa) A pineapple. Examples : "My grandmother, remembering her days in South Africa, still calls pineapples "pines." " fruit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A painful longing. Examples : "Since her family moved away, she pines for them every day. " mind emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress. Examples : "After her dog ran away, she pines, barely eating and spending most of her time looking out the window. " body mind emotion suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering. Examples : "Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone." emotion suffering mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To grieve or mourn for. Examples : "She pines for her childhood home, now sold to strangers. " emotion mind suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To inflict pain upon; to torment. Examples : "The guilt of betraying her friend pines at her conscience every day. " suffering emotion mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading