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

Other Word Forms

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vine¹

C13: from Old French vine, from Latin vīnea vineyard, from vīneus belonging to wine, from vīnum wine

Idioms and Phrases

see clinging vine; wither on the vine.

Example Sentences

The vines that overtook his body now have a Medusa-like quality near his head and shoulders, essentially serving as armor, Maher said.

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In Season 2, he is possessed by the Mind Flayer and feels pain when the vines in the Upside Down are damaged or Demogorgons are hurt.

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The dead leaves and vines dissolve into a sandy ash and join the other grains of sand.

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There were vines outside, ropy and twisted and moving in the gusty breeze.

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The front wall of the building was completely overgrown with vines.

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