Definition of grapevine
1 : grape 2
2a : an informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip heard it through the grapevineb : a secret source of information
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This sequence included rock steps forward and back, added half and quarter turns, and included grapevines and full circles.
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Along the winding roads that cut through green hills laced with rows of grapevines, a sign emblazoned with a golden T marks the entrance to the 1,300-acre Trump Winery.
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There are grapevines and cupids, as well as depictions of Noah and his ark, Daniel and the lions and Christ and his apostles.
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The branches are trained in a long horizontal pattern that looks a little like how a grapevine might grow.
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Another restaurant, the Westside Local, grows food on the premises and even has a grapevine giving shade to diners on its patio.
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The matter has been an open secret for more than a month on the U.S. symphony orchestra musicians’ grapevine but only surfaced publicly in recent days.
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The most critical time in a grapevine’s life is in May, when bloom occurs.
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About 50,000 acres of grapevines are planted in Washington, most of them in Columbia Valley.
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First Known Use of grapevine
circa 1736
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GRAPEVINE Defined for English Language Learners
grapevine
playDefinition of grapevine for English Language Learners
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: a climbing plant on which grapes grow
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: an informal way of spreading information or rumors through conversation
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