vine
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.
Origin of vine
1Other words from vine
- vineless, adjective
- vinelike, adjective
Words Nearby vine
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How to use vine in a sentence
Later, when spring comes, the vines don’t have to take time to grow stems and then leaves.
Changing climates can take cooling tips from warm regions | Sharon Oosthoek | October 8, 2020 | Science News For StudentsGrape vines and Virginia creeper vines are among the best, Margolis finds.
Changing climates can take cooling tips from warm regions | Sharon Oosthoek | October 8, 2020 | Science News For StudentsSo now, while you can still find a few tomatoes clinging to life on the scraggly fall vines, do yourself a favor and whip up a tall BLT first thing in the morning.
These faux ivy vines are constructed out of a mixture of silk and plastic, and have two leaf sizes for a more natural look.
The best faux plants to bring a little green to your home or office | PopSci Commerce Team | October 5, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIvy vines can be used for party decor, often found at weddings, birthdays or to enhance gazebo or patio displays.
The best faux plants to bring a little green to your home or office | PopSci Commerce Team | October 5, 2020 | Popular-Science
I never actually tried to swing from tree vine to tree vine, but I did consider it.
Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World? | Ted Gioia | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAkbar and McCain raced out of the courtroom, recording a celebratory vine in the elevator.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read | David Weigel | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAyahuasca/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.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe vine appears at intervals, but is not general through this region: Indian Corn is also rare, and appears in small patches.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe vintage hath mourned, the vine hath languished away, all the merry have sighed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousKnowing the man and recognizing the mood, Coombes became silent, and this silence he did not break all the way to vine Street.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for vine (1 of 2)
/ (vaɪn) /
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
Origin of vine
1Derived forms of vine
- vined, adjective
- vineless, adjective
- vinelike, adjective
- viny, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Vine (2 of 2)
/ (vaɪn) /
Barbara. See (Ruth) Rendell
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Other Idioms and Phrases with vine
see clinging vine; wither on the vine.
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