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Vine Hear the Pronunciation!
Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.
n.
Vine Hear the Pronunciation!
Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper; as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons, squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
n.
Aber-de-vine The European siskin [Carduelis spinus], a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch. n.
Alvine Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions. a.
Angevine Of or pertaining to Anjou in France. a.
Angevine A native of Anjou. n.
Arbor vine A species of bindweed.
Bovine Hear the Pronunciation!
Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.
a.
Bovine Hear the Pronunciation!
Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament.
a.
Mauvine Mauve-colored. a.
Milvine Of or resembling birds of the kite kind. a.
Milvine A bird related to the kite. n.
Nervine Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement. a.
Nervine A nervine agent. n.
Olivine A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks. n.
Ovine Hear the Pronunciation!
Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
a.
Palsgravine The consort or widow of a palsgrave. n.
Pipevine The Dutchman's pipe. See under Dutchman. n.
Provine To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation. v. t.
Psitta-co-fulvine A yellow pigment found in the feathers of certain parrots. n.
Ravine Hear the Pronunciation!
Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven.
n.
Ravine Hear the Pronunciation!
See Raven, v. t. & i.
v. t. & i.
Ravine Hear the Pronunciation!
A torrent of water.
n.
Ravine Hear the Pronunciation!
A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.
n.
Rucervine Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus Rucervus, which includes the swamp deer of India. a.
Savine A coniferous shrub [Juniperus Sabina] of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrhoea, etc. n.
Savine The North American red cedar [Juniperus Virginiana.] n.
Scurviness The quality or state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness. n.
Sopsavine See Sops of wine, under Sop. n.
Spavined Hear the Pronunciation!
Affected with spavin.
a.
Subdivine Partaking of divinity; divine in a partial or lower degree. a.
Sylvine Alt. of Sylvite n.
Vesuvine A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic azo compounds of benzene; -- called also Bismarck brown, Manchester brown, etc. n.