pine

  • 31pine — {{11}}pine (n.) coniferous tree, O.E. pintreow, the first element from L. pinus, from PIE *pei fat, sap, pitch (Cf. Skt. pituh juice, sap, resin, pitudaruh pine tree, Gk. pitys pine tree, L. pinguis fat ). Pine top cheap illicit w …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 32pine —    L’outil masculin, l’engin avec lequel l’humanité pine et se perpétue. On n’ose pas prononcer le mot, mais on adore la chose, et il n’est pas de rêve de jeune fille qui ne soit agréablement troublé par ce dieu qui n’a pas encore trouvé d’athée …

    Dictionnaire Érotique moderne

  • 33pine — I. 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34pine — I. /paɪn / (say puyn) noun 1. any member of the genus Pinus of the Northern Hemisphere, comprising evergreen coniferous trees varying greatly in size, with long needle shaped leaves, including many species of economic importance for their timber… …

  • 35pine — pine1 noun 1》 (also pine tree) an evergreen coniferous tree having clusters of long needle shaped leaves, grown for its soft wood or for tar and turpentine. [Genus Pinus: many species.]     ↘used in names of coniferous trees of other families,… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 36pine — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a tall tree with long hard sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter: a pine forest 2 the soft pale coloured wood of this tree, used to make furniture, floors etc: a pine table 2 also pine away verb (I) to gradually become… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37pine — I [[t]paɪn[/t]] n. 1) pln any evergreen tree of the genus Pinus, having needlelike leaves borne in bundles and woody cones enclosing winged seeds: valued for their wood and their resinous products, as turpentine 2) fur the wood of a pine tree •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38Pine — ● ►en /payn/ tm. np. sg. m. ►INTERNET►UNIX►APPLI À l origine, Pine Is Not Elm, maintenant: Program for Internet News and Email. Programme de gestion de courrier électronique en mode caractères, de moins en moins utilisé maintenant (mais il a eu… …

    Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

  • 39pine — An evergreen coniferous tree of the genus Pinus (family Pinaceae), various species of which yield tar, turpentine, resin, and volatile oils. [L. pinus, a p. tree] p. needle oil a volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh leaf of Pinus… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 40PINE — Program For Internet News And Email (Computing » Networking) * Pine Is Not Elm (Computing » Software) * Program For Internet News Email (Internet) * Pine Is Nolonger Elm (Computing » Software) * Parents Interested in Nuturing Effectively… …

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