grape vine

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• grape|vine — «GRAYP VYN», noun. 1. a vine that grapes grow on. 2. Informal. a) Also, grapevine telegraph. a way in which news or rumors are mysteriously spread: »Others say that intelligent guessing, plus the workings of the grapevine, left very few… …   Useful english dictionary

• grape vine — noun any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries • Syn: ↑grape, ↑grapevine • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Hyponyms: ↑fox grape, ↑Vitis labrusca, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• grape-vine —  Channels (or sources) of informal, secret or unofficial communication of information, rumour, etc. Usu. on the grape vine Unofficially …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• grape vine — vine that bears grapes; informal person to person means of spreading gossip or information; unauthenticated report, groundless rumor …   English contemporary dictionary

• grape·vine — /ˈgreıpˌvaın/ noun, pl vines [count] 1 : a climbing plant on which grapes grow 2 : an informal way of spreading information or rumors through conversation usually singular The office grapevine isn t always a reliable source of information. I… …   Useful english dictionary

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• common grape vine — noun common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes • Syn: ↑vinifera, ↑vinifera grape, ↑Vitis vinifera • Hypernyms: ↑grape, ↑grapevine, ↑grape vine …   Useful english dictionary

• Grape-vine проф. — Новости, помещаемые в свободные места газетной полосы …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

• Vine — Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vine apple — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vine beetle — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English