I. ˈpīn noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pīn, from Latin pinus; probably akin to Greek pitys pine
Date: before 12th century
1. : any of a genus ( Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
2. : the straight-grained white or yellow usually durable and resinous wood of a pine varying from extreme softness in the white pine to hardness in the longleaf pine
3. : any of various Australian coniferous trees (as of the genera Callitris or Araucaria )
4. : pineapple
5. : bench 1c
• pin·ey also piny ˈpī-nē adjective
II. intransitive verb
( pined ; pin·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pīnian to suffer, from * pīn punishment, from Latin poena — more at pain
Date: 14th century
1. : to lose vigor, health, or flesh (as through grief) : languish
2. : to yearn intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable
they still pined for their lost wealth
Synonyms: see long