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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
Other Word Forms
- vineless adjective
- vinelike adjective
- ˈԲ adjective
- vined adjective
- ˈԱˌ adjective
- ˈԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vine1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Their approaches are rooted in the past and are now withering on the political vine.
Crouched in cold mud under a thin Spring rain, vineyard employee Élodie Bonet snaps off unwanted vine shoots with her fingers and pruning clippers.
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.
The fruits of all that research have been blithely and abruptly lopped off the vine.
We have passion fruit vines everywhere, and elderberry.
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