piness

/P AY1 N AH0 S/
noun
  1. 1

    (countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

  2. 2

    (uncountable) The wood of this tree.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    (sports, uncountable, colloquial) The bench, where players sit when not playing.

  5. 5

    (uncountable, colloquial) A counter or bartop.

  6. 6

    (archaic) A painful longing.

  7. 7

    (archaic except Caribbean, Guyana, South Africa, Australia) A pineapple.

  8. 8

    A surname

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    (transitive) To grieve or mourn for.

  4. 4

    (transitive) To inflict pain upon; to torment.