0 an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in cooler areas of the world: --
Pine is a softwood.
pine furniture
a pine forest
a plantation of pines
1 to become increasingly thin and weak because of unhappiness, especially after the death of a loved person: --
2 an evergreen tree that has thin leaves like needles and that grows in cool northern regions, or the wood of these trees --
3 to strongly desire esp. something that is difficult or impossible to obtain: --
We are pushing them out of the modern igloo and letting them live unloved and lonely, and often pining away.
They were distressed to find that the boy, removed from familiar surroundings, had pined, had refused to eat and had lost weight.
They are pining to be told something and have the curtain lifted up just a little.
He calculated that spruces are capable of arresting approximately 12 tons, scots pines 14 tons and beeches 18 tons of dust per acre.
When he had to retire he pined so much for his lost work that after some time he could stand it no longer.
The people are pining for news, and they are being completely bottled up and not getting the truth.
In these fights everyone is pining for a new trial.
The company planted the trees and grew the pines and is now proceeding to pulp them.
