| Main Entry: |
pine |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
long for |
Synonyms: |
ache,
agonize,
brood, carry a torch,
covet,
crave,
desire,
dream,
fret,
grieve, hanker, languish for, lust after, mope,
mourn,
sigh, spoil for, thirst for,
want,
wish,
yearn, yen for
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| Notes: |
pine, fir, and spruce are quite different from each other - though they are all conifers; pine has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves and spruce is a type of fir; the only scientific difference between a spruce and a fir is that spruces have rectangular needles while firs have flat needle-shaped leaves |
Antonyms: |
despise, dislike, hate
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