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vine

[vahyn]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. the stem of any such plant.

  3. a grape plant.



vine

1

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. 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

  2. the stem of such a plant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Vine

2

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. Barbara. See (Ruth) Rendell

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • vineless adjective
  • vinelike adjective
  • ˈԲ adjective
  • vined adjective
  • ˈԱˌ adjective
  • ˈԱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vine1

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French vi ( g ) ne < Latin īԱ vine(yard), equivalent to ī ( um ) wine + -ea, feminine of -eus -eous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vine1

C13: from Old French vine, from Latin īԱ vineyard, from īeus belonging to wine, from īum wine
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Idioms and Phrases

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Example Sentences

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Their approaches are rooted in the past and are now withering on the political vine.

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Crouched in cold mud under a thin Spring rain, vineyard employee Élodie Bonet snaps off unwanted vine shoots with her fingers and pruning clippers.

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Dressed in gold bodysuits with branch and vine detailing, they transported the audience to an enchanted forest for a song that emphasised the connection between humanity and nature.

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The fruits of all that research have been blithely and abruptly lopped off the vine.

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We have passion fruit vines everywhere, and elderberry.

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