- grapevine
- n.circulation of rumors, gossip
by, through the grapevine (to hear news through the grapevine)
* * *through the grapevine (to hear news through the grapevine)['circulation of rumors, gossip'] by
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Grapevine — (englisch für Gerüchteküche, Kontaktbörse, Weinstock) bezeichnet: Grapevine (Fernsehshow), Fernsehshow Reykjavík Grapevine, englischsprachige Zeitung aus Reykjavik Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Grapevine (Arizona) Grapevine (Arkansas)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Grapevine — Datos generales Origen Japón Información artística … Wikipedia Español
grapevine — UK US /ˈgreɪpvaɪn/ noun [C] ► an informal way in which information is shared in a group of people: »We hear on the grapevine that the companies are discussing a merger. »For days the scientific grapevine has been buzzing with news of the… … Financial and business terms
Grapevine — Grapevine, TX U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 42059 Housing Units (2000): 16486 Land area (2000): 32.279661 sq. miles (83.603934 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.576018 sq. miles (9.261845 sq. km) Total area (2000): 35.855679 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Grapevine, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 42059 Housing Units (2000): 16486 Land area (2000): 32.279661 sq. miles (83.603934 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.576018 sq. miles (9.261845 sq. km) Total area (2000): 35.855679 sq. miles (92.865779 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Grapevine — Grape vine , n. (Bot.) A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus {Vitis}, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called {grapes}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is {Vitis vinifera}, and is a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grapevine — ► NOUN 1) a vine bearing grapes. 2) (the grapevine) informal the circulation of rumours and unofficial information … English terms dictionary
grapevine — or grapevine telegraph [grāp′vīn΄] n. 1. any of the woody vines that bear grapes ☆ 2. a secret means of spreading or receiving information; also, the spreading of news or gossip from one person to another: with the … English World dictionary
grapevine — index report (rumor) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
grapevine — 1736, from GRAPE (Cf. grape) + VINE (Cf. vine). Meaning rumor source is 1862, U.S. Civil War slang for telegraph wires … Etymology dictionary
Grapevine — The term Grapevine may refer to:* Grapevine, common name for plants of the genus Vitis *Grapevine (gossip), term often used to describe a form of informal communication, as in heard it through the grapevine *Grapevine (dance move), a step pattern … Wikipedia
