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pine

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1. pine - Noun

2. pine - Verb

4. Pine - Proper noun

Meaning

Woe; torment; pain.

To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.

To grieve or mourn for.

To suffer; to be afflicted.

To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; -- often used with away.

To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; -- usually followed by for.

Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus.

The wood of the pine tree.

A pineapple.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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We look before and after, And pine for what is not; Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought. Percy Bysshe Shelley

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. Helen Keller

Remember that the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability. Ho Chí Minh

With a piece of bread in your hand you'll find paradise under a pine tree. Russian Proverb

Pissed off like a little squirrel with a frozen pine cone. Finnish Proverb

It's as difficult to win love as to wrap salt in pine needles. American Proverb

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