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
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 Students
Grape 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 Students
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.
BLTs Should Be a Breakfast Food|Lesley Suter|October 6, 2020|Eater
These faux ivy vines are constructed out of a mixture of silk and plastic, and have two leaf sizes for a more natural look.
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Ivy 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
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.
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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