grapevine
n.
vine which produces grapes; route by which gossip and rumors are spread
Grapevine
Grapevine can refer to several things.Plants of the genus
Vitis.
Grapevine (dance move), a step pattern in several dances.
Grapevine (disk magazine), an Amiga disk magazine produced by the demoscene group "LSD" in the early-to-mid
1990s.
Grapevine (gossip), term often used to describe a form of informal communicationGrapevine (hold), A
grappling hold where one or both legs are used to entangle an opponent's leg, for instance from the
mounted position.
Grapevine (knot), a knot to tie two ropes or two ends of the same rope together.
Grapevine (television show), a television show.Places in the United States:The Grapevine: A steep portion of the
Ridge Route linking the
Los Angeles Basin with the
San Joaquin Valley; see
Grapevine, California.
Grapevine, California is a village at the base of The Grapevine on the Ridge Route.
Grapevine, Texas.Grapevine, Arkansas near
Sheridan, Arkansas
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grapevine
Noun
1. gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"
(synonym) pipeline, word of mouth
(hypernym) gossip, comment, scuttlebutt
2. any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
(synonym) grape
(hypernym) vine
(hyponym) fox grape, Vitis labrusca
(member-holonym) Vitis, genus Vitis
(part-meronym) grape
Grapevine
(n.)
A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus Vitis, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called grapes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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