pine

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an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in cooler areas of the world:

a plantation of pines

a pine forest

the wood of pine trees, usually pale in colour:

pine furniture

Pine is a softwood.

in team sports, the bench (= a long seat for two or more people) on which players sit when they are not playing in a game:

The coach told him he'd find himself on the pine if he didn't start hustling and playing better.

After making a sloppy error, he rode the pine (= did not play) for the next two games.

to be sad and upset for a long time, especially after the death of a loved person:

His owner left, and the dog just pined.

His wife was killed in an accident in 1904 and he pined away and died six months later.

an evergreen tree that has thin leaves like needles and that grows in cool northern regions, or the wood of these trees

to strongly desire esp. something that is difficult or impossible to obtain:

Bradley pined for his wife, who was far away.