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pine vs hanker

hanker vs pine

pine is a noun but hanker is not a noun.

pine and hanker both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pine Yes No Yes No
hanker No No Yes No
As verbs, hanker is a hypernym of pine; that is, hanker is a word with a broader meaning than pine:
  • pine: have a desire for something or someone who is not present
  • hanker: desire strongly or persistently
Other hypernyms of pine include long, yearn.
pine (noun) hanker (noun)
a coniferous tree
straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
pine (verb) hanker (verb)
have a desire for something or someone who is not present desire strongly or persistently
Difference between pine and hanker

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