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vine
[ vahyn ]
noun
- any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- the stem of any such plant.
- a grape plant.
vine
1/ ɪ /
noun
- any of various plants, esp the grapevine, having long flexible stems that creep along the ground or climb by clinging to a support by means of tendrils, leafstalks, etc
- the stem of such a plant
Vine
2/ ɪ /
noun
- Barbara. See (Ruth) Rendell
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, adjective
- vined, adjective
- ˈԱˌ, adjective
- ˈԱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Աl adjective
- Աl adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vine1
Idioms and Phrases
see clinging vine ; wither on the vine .Example Sentences
We have passion fruit vines everywhere, and elderberry.
The fence beside the pool is completely covered by a vigorous and very fertile passion fruit vine, which plays a big role in their frequent outdoor gatherings.
Ice wine is made from grapes that freeze on the vine and are pressed while still frozen, creating a sweet, almost syrupy dessert wine.
Bruce and Gill host the class once a year in the springtime, when their wisteria vines bloom with purple flowers.
California’s wine country struggles with changing tastes, foreign competition and too many grapes on the vine.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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