grapevine
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
grapevines
plural
grapevines
Britannica Dictionary definition of GRAPEVINE
[count]
1
:
a climbing plant on which grapes grow
2
:
an informal way of spreading information or rumors through conversation
— usually singular
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The office grapevine isn't always a reliable source of information.
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I heard about the new position through the grapevine.
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The word on the grapevine is that a new treatment has been discovered.
