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pine

pine

39 2.6
Light-coloured wood from an evergreen tree used to make furniture
  • noun
  • /paɪn/
translation icon : madera de pino
  • A carefully set pile of aspen and pine logs lay in the grate.
  • made of pine
  • pine wood
  • white pine

And this was just the cheapest untreated pine that we could find.

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Examples

  • At one end of the room were some planks of aged pine set on sawhorses.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Do you realize that 75% of the buildings in the Patch... are made of pine?

  • I ran a test cut first in soft pine and then a finished piece in heart pine which turned out fantastic.

  • And then we're going to add a little piece of pine like that.

  • OK, so I bought a bunch of pine to build a triangular structure that will support the front face of the mountain.

  • The air was cool and fresh, with pine and flower scents in it.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The factories use local pine, and the humid climate presents problems in drying it.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The light stand can be constructed from 1" x 12" pine, 1/2" or 3/4" plywood or chipboard shelving.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The lumber, much of it chestnut and heart pine, is sold as premium flooring, paneling, and molding.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The furniture in my living room is made from pine, giving it a warm, rustic look.

Synonyms

wood
vspine
613 1.0

The hard material from trees used for building and as fuel

refers to a specific pale durable resinous type not any tree material in general
softwood
vspine
3 3.7

Wood from trees like pine and fir that is softer and easy to cut

names a specific pale durable resinous type rather than the broad conifer category
pinewood
vspine
1 2.5

Wood from pine trees often used to make furniture

focuses on pale color durability and resinous nature rather than usage
yellow pine
vspine
  • US
1 3.5

A pine tree that has hard yellowish wood people use for building and furniture

refers to timber generally as pale and resinous rather than yellowish and hard
pinery
vspine
  • Archaic
9.2

Wood from pine trees that people use for building and furniture

highlights pale color and durable resinous quality instead of general timber use
white pine
vspine
  • US
3.7

Soft pale wood from a tall tree used for building and furniture

refers to timber generally as pale durable and resinous rather than soft

Idioms

2 9.5

Sit on the bench and not play during a sports game

Compounds

25 1.0

A tall evergreen tree with needle leaves and cones

8 2.3

An edible seed from some pine trees used in cooking and baking

7 5.8

A simple coffin made from pine wood

2 6.8

A tall tree from western North America that has long green needles and thick dark bark

1 8.6

A small pine tree that grows very slowly and lives for thousands of years

lodgepole pine
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A tall thin tree from western North America with two needles on each small branch and rough bark

1 4.3

Pine wood with many knots used for wall panels and furniture to give a rustic look

1 6.6

A tall pine tree from the southeastern United States with very long needles and rough red-brown bark

1 6.7

A medium pine tree with two yellow-green needles on each branch and rough scaly bark

1 8.2

A small, bushy pine tree with twisted branches and short needles in pairs that grows in the eastern United States

1 6.0

A small shrubby pine tree with twisted branches and short needles in pairs

limber pine
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A pine tree with long needles and flexible branches that grows high in western mountains

1 8.1

A tall pine tree in the southern United States with long needles in groups of three and reddish-brown bark

1 5.2

A tall pine tree from California with long needles in groups of three, often grown for wood

1 8.6

A small dark brown animal like a weasel that lives in northern forests

pitch pine
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A large pine tree from eastern North America that people use for its wood and sticky sap

1 6.4

A medium to large pine tree with two needles per cluster and reddish brown flaky bark

1 3.9

A tall tree with five long needles in each group and smooth light grey bark when young

1 3.5

A pine tree that has hard yellowish wood people use for building and furniture

bishop pine
  • Specialized
9.2

A pine tree from the northern California coast with two or three needles in each group

bishop's pine
  • Specialized
9.0

A pine tree that grows on the California coast with two or three needles per bundle

black cypress pine
  • Australian
9.5

An Australian evergreen tree with small flat leaves like scales that people use for its wood and resin

A large Japanese pine with two long needles that tolerates salty air and city pollution

black pine
  • Australian
7.8

A pine from New Zealand and Australia valued for dark, strong wood

6.3

A tall western North American pine with long blue-green needles in groups of three

6.1

A large pine from southeast Europe with dark bark and two needles per cluster

brown pine
  • Australian
9.9

A large Australian tree with yellow wood that turns brown when cut

8.1

A tall pine tree with dark green needles in groups of two to five and thick dark bark when mature

A tall eastern North American tree with long needles in pairs and red bark

celery pine
  • Australian
9.9

An evergreen tree from Australia with leaves that look like celery

celery top pine
  • Australian
9.9

A tall evergreen tree from Tasmania with strong, fine wood that people use for boats and building

celery-topped pine
  • Australian
9.9

A medium-sized evergreen tree from Tasmania with leaves like celery

8.9

A large evergreen tree from Chile with twisted branches and edible nuts

A small rainforest tree from Indonesia and Malaysia with sickle-shaped leaves

cypress pine
  • Australian
7.9

An evergreen tree or shrub from Australia that grows well in dry soil and has hard wood

cypress pine
  • Australian
8.4

Wood from an evergreen Australian tree often used for building and fences

dammar pine
  • Australian
9.9

A tall tree that produces a hard clear resin used to make varnish

3.9

A tall evergreen tree from northwest North America with short needles and egg-shaped cones

A small bushy pine from central Europe with short bright green needles in pairs

A tall tree from eastern North America with long needles, soft wood, and brown bark with long cracks

dundathu pine
  • Australian
9.9

An Australian tree with lighter, softer wood often used for furniture

8.8

A small pine tree with twisted branches that lives for thousands of years

Alpine celery pine
  • New Zealand
9.9

A small bushy tree from New Zealand that grows in mountains

Amboina pine
  • Philippine
9.9

A tropical tree from the Moluccas and the Philippines that gives dammar resin

amboyna pine
  • Philippine
9.5

A tropical tree from Indonesia and the Philippines that makes a resin used in furniture

A tall pine tree that grows in eastern North America and gives wood used for building

9.8

A large European pine tree with groups of five needles and edible nuts

Australian pine
  • Australian
7.6

A tropical tree often planted for shade and wind protection with hard red wood

A medium-sized tree from southern Europe with a wide top that makes edible seeds like small almonds

A tall pine tree with groups of three needles, a bushy top, and reddish-brown bark

King William pine
  • Australian
9.3

An evergreen mountain tree from Tasmania with sharp leaves that curve inward

knobcone pine
  • Specialized
8.4

A medium-sized tree with cones that have a round knob on each scale

A small pine tree from Mexico and southern Texas with edible seeds and short needles

Moreton Bay pine
  • Australian
9.8

A large pine tree from Australia and New Guinea grown for its light, even wood

9.4

A low bushy pine with short bright green needles in pairs

mugo pine
  • Specialized
8.5

A low bushy pine tree with short bright green needles, often planted in gardens

mountain pine
  • New Zealand
8.2

An evergreen tree from New Zealand that looks like other native evergreens

4.8

A tall pine tree from western North America with blue-green needles and bark in flat grey-brown plates

7.2

A low spreading pine from central Europe with short bright green needles in pairs

6.8

A large tree with long needles and twisted branches from the southeastern United States used for timber

grey-leaf pine
  • Specialized
9.1

A medium-sized tree with five needles in each group and long narrow cones from southern California

A low plant with long creeping stems and upright branches that looks like a small pine tree

8.8

A low plant that lives one year with yellow flowers marked red and a faint pine smell

9.8

A small pine tree with two long needles, dark peeling bark, and cones with sharp tips

hoop pine
  • Australian
9.1

A tall tree from Australia and New Guinea with light smooth wood used for furniture

Huon pine
  • Australian
9.9

A slow-growing Tasmanian tree with strong wood that resists rot, used for carving and building boats

Jeffrey's pine
  • Specialized
7.7

A tall pine tree from western North America with long blue-green needles in groups of three and large cones

8.8

A small bushy pine tree from the eastern United States with twisted branches and short needles in pairs

A Japanese pine with long needles in pairs often grown in gardens and for bonsai that resists salt and pollution

A pine tree from Japan and Korea that has a wide, uneven top and is grown for its looks

A pine tree from Japan and Korea with a wide, uneven crown often grown in gardens

A tall evergreen tree from Japan with needle-like leaves in umbrella-like groups at twig tips

Jeffrey pine
  • Specialized
7.4

A tall pine tree from western North America with long blue-green needles in groups of three and long cones

How Hard

teak
8 4.2
oak
44 1.0
pine
39 2.6
balsa
3 5.6

Surface Forms

pine singular
pines plural

Etymology

Pine for the pale, useful wood comes from the same tree name pinus, so the timber is simply called 'pine' because it comes from the pine tree.