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n. Woe; torment; pain.
- vb. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict. To grieve or mourn for.
- vb. To suffer; to be afflicted. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anxiety of mind; to droop; - often used with away. To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; - usually followed by for.
Syn. - To languish; droop; flag; wither; decay.
- n. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus. There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the white pine the Georgia pine the red pine (P. resinosa), and the great West Coast sugar pine (P. Lambertiana) are among the most valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called Norway or Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See Pinon. The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera. The wood of the pine tree. A pineapple. Ground pine. (Bot.) ...
