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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

/ vaɪn /

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


Vine

2

/ vaɪn /

noun

  1. Barbara. See (Ruth) Rendell

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Derived Forms

  • ˈvineˌlike, adjective
  • ˈvineless, adjective
  • vined, adjective
  • ˈviny, adjective

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Other Words From

  • vineless adjective
  • vinelike adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vine1

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French vi ( g ) ne < Latin vīnea vine(yard), equivalent to vīn ( 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 vīnea vineyard, from vīneus belonging to wine, from vīnum wine

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Idioms and Phrases

see clinging vine ; wither on the vine .

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Example Sentences

I never actually tried to swing from tree vine to tree vine, but I did consider it.

Akbar and McCain raced out of the courtroom, recording a celebratory Vine in the elevator.

Ayahuasca/yagé is a psychoactive brew made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine.

The vine and the ceremony are deeply entwined with South American indigenous religions of the Amazon.

Let a shaman wave vine leaves over her and enforce a little semi-public shaming.

This has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.

The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.

The Vine appears at intervals, but is not general through this region: Indian Corn is also rare, and appears in small patches.

The vintage hath mourned, the vine hath languished away, all the merry have sighed.

Knowing the man and recognizing the mood, Coombes became silent, and this silence he did not break all the way to Vine Street.

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