vine

American  

[vahyn] / vaɪn /

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.

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vine ¹ British  

/ 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

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Vine ² British  

/ vaɪn /

noun

1. Barbara. See (Ruth) Rendell

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vine Idioms  

1. see clinging vine; wither on the vine.

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Other Word Forms

• vined adjective
• vineless adjective
• vinelike adjective
• viny adjective

Etymology

Origin of vine

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French vi ( g ) ne < Latin vīnea vine(yard), equivalent to vīn ( um ) wine + -ea, feminine of -eus -eous

Example Sentences

French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Monday that ripping up unprofitable grape vines was a necessary part of revitalising the flagging wine sector which he promised to defend.

From Barron's

She had made vines out of strips of green plastic cut from a garbage bag.

From Literature

We also passed dense stands of thick-leaved yerba santa, California buckwheat, sugar bush and chilicothe vines and we were treated to the squawks of California scrub jays and a red-tail hawk flying overhead.

From Los Angeles Times

Then I went foraging for fronds from the different palm species on the island, as well as for vines and reeds, dragging my harvest back and piling it into a heap.

From Literature

When Dad was a kid, he used to go up there with Tūtū all the time to clear invasive vines and bushes.

From Literature