grape-vine
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.41 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative spelling of grapevine (any sense).
verb
Alternative spelling of grapevine (any sense).
Example Sentences
- "The leaves of the common creeper, Ampelopsis quinquefolia, a plant belonging to the same natural family as the grape-vine, appear to be their natural food."
- ""The Strangler" is a wonderful wrestler, and throws his men with the "grape-vine, " a method closely resembling the Cumberland "hank.""
- "Many industrialists have noted that the structure of rumour transmission seems to be similar to its industrial counterpart—the grape-vine."
- "Then Old Fox was hitched with a mate to draw the hay on a wagon across a creek over which the cocks could not be "grape-vined.""
- "You grape-vine the opponent's right leg, twining it around from the back."
- "As my despair grape-vined through the community friends called to reassure me."