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pine

UK/paɪn/ US/ˈpaɪn/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

verb

1.

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

  • “She ached for a cigarette”
  • “I am pining for my lover”
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Origin

From Middle English pyne, pine, probably from Old English *pīne (“pain”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“pain, torment, torture”), possibly from Latin poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Cognate to pain. Entered Germanic with Christianity; cognate to Middle Dutch pinen, Old High German pīnōn, Old Norse pína.

Phrases

  • Aleppo pine
  • arolla pine
  • Austrian pine
  • ayacahuite pine
  • Balfour pine
  • Balkan pine
  • Baltic pine
  • Bhutan pine
  • pine away
  • pining stool

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