pines

/paษชnz/

IPA: /P AY1 N Z/

noun
  1. 1

    Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

    โ€œThe northern slopes were covered mainly in pine.โ€

  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.

    โ€œLaura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.โ€

  3. 3

    To grieve or mourn for.

  4. 4

    To inflict pain upon; to torment.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pine, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pines