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pines

/paɪnz/

pines is the plural of pine.

pines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pine.

Meaning of pine

Noun

pine (countable and uncountable, plural pines)

  1. Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
    • The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine.
    Synonyms:
    pine tree, pinus
  2. (countable) Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.
  3. (uncountable) The wood of this tree.
    • Give disease, so the swine will marry and propagate lies / Tough luck for elected officials, the beast you see got 50 eyes / Bring it on home, spread the wealth / Play it cool, the hand's been dealt / Now all the odds are in our favor / Save the victory speeches for later / Streets on fire / The...2004, “The Mob Goes Wild”, in Blast Tyrant (Stoner Rock; Hard Rock), performed by Clutch
    Synonyms:
    pinewood
  4. (Australia, Guyana, South Africa, archaic except Caribbean) A pineapple.
    • "[…] I bought a pine-apple at the same time, which I gave to Sambo. Let's have it for tiffin; very cool and nice this hot weather." Rebecca said she had never tasted a pine, and longed beyond everything to taste one.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
  5. (colloquial, uncountable) The bench, where players sit when not playing.
    • […] rather than languish on the pine in Miami.2013, Sam Zygner, The Forgotten Marlins, page 287
  6. (colloquial, uncountable) A counter or bartop.
    • I'll be behind the pine slinging your favorite cold ones, so come and see me!

See all 12 meanings of pine

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Pines

Pines

  1. (plural) plural of Pine

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Pines

Pines

  1. (Philippines, abbreviation, colloquial, common, ellipsis, chiefly Baguio) Ellipsis of Pines City Doctors' Hospital; a hospital in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
  2. (Philippines, abbreviation, colloquial, ellipsis, chiefly Baguio) Ellipsis of Pines City Colleges; a college in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
  3. (Philippines, abbreviation, colloquial, ellipsis, uncommon, chiefly Baguio) Ellipsis of Pines City National High School; a high school in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

Origin of pines

From Pine + -s.

See City of Pines.

Phrases with pines

116 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with pines

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about pines

What is pines the plural of?
Pines is the plural of pine.
What part of speech is pines?
Pines is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce pines?
Pines is pronounced /paɪnz/.

Words near pines in the dictionary

  1. Pinerola
  2. Pineronian
  3. Pineros
  4. piners
  5. pinery
  6. pines
  7. pines away
  8. pinesap
  9. pinesaps
  10. pinest
  11. pineta

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