Grapevine
noun
A type of vine on which grapes grow.
Grapes for making wine are picked from the grapevine.
Often appears as...
- climb the grapevine
- tend the grapevine
noun
Unofficial way of spreading information or rumor.
I heard through the grapevine that they are getting divorced.
Often appears as...
- heard it through the grapevine
- spread through the grapevine
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A type of vine on which grapes grow.
Grapes for making wine are picked from the grapevine.
Often appears as...
- climb the grapevine
- tend the grapevine
noun
Unofficial way of spreading information or rumor.
I heard through the grapevine that they are getting divorced.
Often appears as...
- heard it through the grapevine
- spread through the grapevine
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Plant Species
The word refers to the specific plant that grows grapes, not all vines.
The grapevine trellis in our backyard is laden with fruit every summer.
Pro Tip 2/3Agricultural Term
Often used in the context of farming, wine making, and gardening.
She learned to prune the grapevine while working at the vineyard.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to represent abundance or fertility.
They decorated the hall with grapevines, symbolizing a rich and fruitful marriage.
Pro Tip 1/3Plant Species
The word refers to the specific plant that grows grapes, not all vines.
The grapevine trellis in our backyard is laden with fruit every summer.
Pro Tip 2/3Agricultural Term
Often used in the context of farming, wine making, and gardening.
She learned to prune the grapevine while working at the vineyard.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to represent abundance or fertility.
They decorated the hall with grapevines, symbolizing a rich and fruitful marriage.
Pro Tip 1/3Plant Species
The word refers to the specific plant that grows grapes, not all vines.
The grapevine trellis in our backyard is laden with fruit every summer.
Pro Tip 2/3Agricultural Term
Often used in the context of farming, wine making, and gardening.
She learned to prune the grapevine while working at the vineyard.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to represent abundance or fertility.
They decorated the hall with grapevines, symbolizing a rich and fruitful marriage.
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The trauma of systematic...
So how did we take this simple idea of walking and start a revolution that would catch a fire in neighborhoods across America? We used the best practices of the Civil Rights Movement. We huddled up in church basements. We did grapevine information sharing through beauty salons. We empowered and trained mothers to stand on the front lines.
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Wine From Water PIPE...
lengthens those nighttime temperatures into the day and of course where this once used to be an old Inland Sea so our soils in this area are very sea lice it's a sandy sandy loam soil very little water holding capacity very low vigor a perfect thing that you want for a grapevine especially great friends like
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Safari Live - Day 253 PIPE...
caviar and champagne in order to sit back and relax while she gets a facial it's just what the grapevine is saying and I think it's probably because she hits all-time fame actually this morning with her poetry she's well from what I hear is being coined as the next
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Chris Abani on the...
He didn't know what death row meant. I'd been there twice, and I was terribly afraid that I was going to die. And he would always laugh, and say, "Come on, man, we'll make it out." Then I'd say, "How do you know?" And he said, "Oh, I heard it on the grapevine."
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How we became sisters PIPE...
It fed on cactus and stars, but it kept being delayed. "It's not time," they said. The dream grew impatient, broke water, extracted from its mother in a bed of wrecked strawberries. As a teenager, it cried, took endless drives over the grapevine
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Cannons Pin PIPE National...
artillery to the border and they stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Buffalo Soldiers this pin must have fallen from one of their hats and it just shows we've hit a super rich nectar sector kg you just got a grapevine let's keep looking
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Drug Garden Raid PIPE Wild...
we're at so far this is one big garden but the bad guys definitely aren't here today judging from what we've seen the cuts on the trees the age of the kitchen how long it's been in play this is a grapevine this thing's been in play for
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A Napa Valley Nature...
retaining some of the moisture yeah all the rain even though it's dried out here yeah and then back here we also have the native grapevine as well is that what's growing around this yeah exactly yeah and it's also about right yeah so
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3 thoughtful ways to...
They really wanted to encourage farmers to focus on growing low water-intensive crops. To achieve that, the local agriculture is increasing its focus on date palms and grapevines.
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It's not fair having 12...
Nobody knew -- everyone thought they were wooden boots. Actually, I have them on stage with grapevines, magnolias -- truly stunning. Poetry matters.
Video examples
The trauma of systematic...
So how did we take this simple idea of walking and start a revolution that would catch a fire in neighborhoods across America? We used the best practices of the Civil Rights Movement. We huddled up in church basements. We did grapevine information sharing through beauty salons. We empowered and trained mothers to stand on the front lines.
Video examples
Wine From Water PIPE...
lengthens those nighttime temperatures into the day and of course where this once used to be an old Inland Sea so our soils in this area are very sea lice it's a sandy sandy loam soil very little water holding capacity very low vigor a perfect thing that you want for a grapevine especially great friends like
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 253 PIPE...
caviar and champagne in order to sit back and relax while she gets a facial it's just what the grapevine is saying and I think it's probably because she hits all-time fame actually this morning with her poetry she's well from what I hear is being coined as the next
Video examples
Chris Abani on the...
He didn't know what death row meant. I'd been there twice, and I was terribly afraid that I was going to die. And he would always laugh, and say, "Come on, man, we'll make it out." Then I'd say, "How do you know?" And he said, "Oh, I heard it on the grapevine."
Video examples
How we became sisters PIPE...
It fed on cactus and stars, but it kept being delayed. "It's not time," they said. The dream grew impatient, broke water, extracted from its mother in a bed of wrecked strawberries. As a teenager, it cried, took endless drives over the grapevine
Video examples
Cannons Pin PIPE National...
artillery to the border and they stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Buffalo Soldiers this pin must have fallen from one of their hats and it just shows we've hit a super rich nectar sector kg you just got a grapevine let's keep looking
Video examples
Drug Garden Raid PIPE Wild...
we're at so far this is one big garden but the bad guys definitely aren't here today judging from what we've seen the cuts on the trees the age of the kitchen how long it's been in play this is a grapevine this thing's been in play for
Video examples
A Napa Valley Nature...
retaining some of the moisture yeah all the rain even though it's dried out here yeah and then back here we also have the native grapevine as well is that what's growing around this yeah exactly yeah and it's also about right yeah so
Video examples
3 thoughtful ways to...
They really wanted to encourage farmers to focus on growing low water-intensive crops. To achieve that, the local agriculture is increasing its focus on date palms and grapevines.
Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
Nobody knew -- everyone thought they were wooden boots. Actually, I have them on stage with grapevines, magnolias -- truly stunning. Poetry matters.
Example 1 of 10
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Marjorie Liu
American Author
I got into comics because I wrote an 'X-Men' novel for Pocket Books, and I introduced myself to the head of recruitment at Marvel. I'd heard through the grapevine they liked the book, so that gave me the courage to go up to them and be like, 'Hey, if you ever need a writer, here I am.
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Marsha P. Johnson
American Celebrity
I got lost in the music in 1963 at Stonewall... No! No, it was Stonewall - it was 1967 that I got lost. In 19 - oh my dear, Stonewall, I got lost at Stonewall. Heard it through the grapevine. 1969! I got lost in the music and I couldn't get out.
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Kool Moe Dee
American Musician
We heard later through the grapevine that we were being compared to the Furious 5, and because of that we were getting feedback that they were saying that we werent all that, that we were copying them... blah blah blah.
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Simon Rattle
English Musician
The grapevine in England is an extraordinary thing. When there is a really brilliant young composer or soloist, we all hear about it.
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Johnny Van Zant
American Musician
My dad was a truck driver, and from the time I was knee high to a grapevine, I was driving a truck.
Quote examples
Marjorie Liu
American Author
I got into comics because I wrote an 'X-Men' novel for Pocket Books, and I introduced myself to the head of recruitment at Marvel. I'd heard through the grapevine they liked the book, so that gave me the courage to go up to them and be like, 'Hey, if you ever need a writer, here I am.
Quote examples
Marsha P. Johnson
American Celebrity
I got lost in the music in 1963 at Stonewall... No! No, it was Stonewall - it was 1967 that I got lost. In 19 - oh my dear, Stonewall, I got lost at Stonewall. Heard it through the grapevine. 1969! I got lost in the music and I couldn't get out.
Quote examples
Kool Moe Dee
American Musician
We heard later through the grapevine that we were being compared to the Furious 5, and because of that we were getting feedback that they were saying that we werent all that, that we were copying them... blah blah blah.
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Simon Rattle
English Musician
The grapevine in England is an extraordinary thing. When there is a really brilliant young composer or soloist, we all hear about it.
Quote examples
Johnny Van Zant
American Musician
My dad was a truck driver, and from the time I was knee high to a grapevine, I was driving a truck.
Example 1 of 5
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