Pine vs. Vine

Pine vs. Vine — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pine and Vine

Pinenoun

Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine.

Vinenoun

The climbing plant that produces grapes.

Pinenoun

(countable) Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.

Vinenoun

Any plant of the genus Vitis.

Pinenoun

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

Vinenoun

Any similar climbing or trailing plant.

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Pinenoun

A pineapple.

Vinenoun

weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

Pinenoun

(archaic) A painful longing.

Pineverb

To feel irritated; to reflect on a problem; to think something over.

Pineverb

To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress; to droop.

Pineverb

(intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.
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Pineverb

(transitive) To grieve or mourn for.

Pineverb

(transitive) To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.

Pinenoun

a coniferous tree

Pinenoun

straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

Pineverb

have a desire for something or someone who is not present;

She ached for a cigaretteI am pining for my lover