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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/ vaɪn /
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/ vaɪn /
noun
- Barbara. See (Ruth) Rendell
Derived Forms
- ˈviny, adjective
- vined, adjective
- ˈvineˌlike, adjective
- ˈvineless, adjective
Other Words From
- vineless adjective
- vinelike adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vine1
Idioms and Phrases
see clinging vine ; wither on the vine .Example Sentences
Later, when spring comes, the vines don’t have to take time to grow stems and then leaves.
Grape vines and Virginia creeper vines are among the best, Margolis finds.
So 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.
Ivy vines can be used for party decor, often found at weddings, birthdays or to enhance gazebo or patio displays.
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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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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