vine

[ vahyn ]

/ vaɪn /

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.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM vine

vine·less, adjective vine·like, adjective

Words nearby vine

vindicable, vindicate, vindication, vindicatory, vindictive, vine, vine cactus, vine maple, vine snake, vineal, vined

Example sentences from the Web for vine

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

Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans |Chris Allbritton |August 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Never mind whatever podcast, Vine, Tumblr, talk radio host or triple-digit cable network is spouting off about at the moment.

Hillary’s Outside Enforcers Are Led by a Former Foe |David Freedlander |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It takes imagination and a steady smartphone to shoot a Vine with seamless effects.

Duck-pocalypse, Animated Mormons, and More Viral Videos |Alex Chancey |June 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the last month, the 25-year-old comedian has seen his Vine following grow from less than a million to over 1.9 million.

Andrew Bachelor, a.k.a. King Bach, Is the King of Vine—And Comedy’s Next Big Thing |Marlow Stern |August 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Bachelor was introduced to Vine by his pal Furlan, and he fired off his first one on May 29.

Andrew Bachelor, a.k.a. King Bach, Is the King of Vine—And Comedy’s Next Big Thing |Marlow Stern |August 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The poor fellow would be suffering from his rebuff, and Vine shrank from listening to any appeal.

Of High Descent |George Manville Fenn
Bacchus told of some ancient race that had introduced the vine into Europe and Africa.

Caesar's Column |Ignatius Donnelly
Vine very vigorous, healthy and productive; wood reddish-brown, short-jointed.

Manual of American Grape-Growing |U. P. Hedrick
In his hand he held a switch and with it he was slowly cutting at a bloom on a vine that grew about the tree.

The Jucklins |Opie Read
Then they had left off the skins of beasts, had put on cloth, tilled the soil, planted the vine.

Madame Bovary |Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for vine (1 of 2)

vine

/ (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

Derived forms of vine

vined, adjective vineless, adjective vinelike, adjective viny, adjective

Word Origin for vine

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

British Dictionary definitions for vine (2 of 2)

Vine

/ (vaɪn) /

noun

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Idioms and Phrases with vine

vine

see clinging vine; wither on the vine.

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