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pine
Noun
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A pine tree is a tree of the family.
The pine trees were cut down to make room for new skyscrapers.
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Pine is the wood that comes from these trees.
pine
Verb
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If you pine for a person or thing, you long for them so much that it causes suffering.
Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.
needle
Noun
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A needle is a small, long, thin sharp metal thing with a hole in it, used for sewing.
She used a needle and blue thread to fix the hole in the shirt.
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A needle is a long, thing, sharp metal thing for putting drugs into a person through the skin.
The doctor used the needle to inject the medicine into the patient.
needle
Verb
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To tease; to make fun of.
Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.