pine

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pine /p'aɪn/ (pines pining pined)
1 [N-VAR]
A pine tree or a pine is a tall tree which has very thin, sharp leaves and a fresh smell. Pine trees have leaves all year round.
...high mountains covered in pine trees.
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Pine is the wood of this tree.
...a big pine table.
2 [VERB] V for n, V
If you pine for someone who has died or gone away, you want them to be with you very much and feel sad because they are not there.
She'd be sitting at home pining for her lost husband...
Make sure your pet won't pine while you're away.
3 [VERB] V for n
If you pine for something, you want it very much, especially when it is unlikely that you will be able to have it.
I pine for the countryside.pine cone (pine cones)
[N-COUNT]
A pine cone is one of the brown oval seed cases produced by a pine tree.pine nee|dle (pine needles)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Pine needles are very thin, sharp leaves that grow on pine trees.pine nut (pine nuts)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Pine nuts are small cream-coloured seeds that grow on pine trees. They can be used in salads and other dishes.

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