different between vine vs creeper

English

Etymology

From Middle English v?ne, from Anglo-Norman vigne, from Vulgar Latin v?nia, from Latin v?nea (“vines in a vineyard”), from v?neus (“related to wine”), from v?num (“wine”), from Proto-Italic *w?nom, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh?nom (“vine, wine”), from *weh?y- (“to twist, wrap”). Doublet of wine.

Pronunciation

• enPR: v?n, IPA^(key): /va?n/
• Rhymes: -a?n

Noun

vine (plural vines)

1. The climbing plant that produces grapes.
2. Any plant of the genus Vitis.
3. (by extension) Any similar climbing or trailing plant.

Synonyms

• (climbing plant that produces grapes): grapevine
• (any climbing or trailing plant): climber (UK)

Hyponyms

• (US): liana

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• kudzu
• liana
• scrambler
• twiner

Anagrams

• Vien, nevi, vein

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?vi.n?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?bi.n?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?vi.ne/
• Rhymes: -ine

Verb

vine

1. second-person singular imperative form of venir

Danish

Noun

vine c

1. indefinite plural of vin

Estonian

Noun

vine (genitive vine, partitive vinet)

1. mist

Declension

Derived terms

• uduvine (“haze”)
• vinene (“misty”)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vin/

Verb

vine

1. first-person singular present indicative of viner
2. third-person singular present indicative of viner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of viner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of viner
5. second-person singular imperative of viner

Inari Sami

Etymology

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Noun

vi?e

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Inflection

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Latin

Noun

v?ne

1. vocative singular of v?nus

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman vinne, vine (Old French vigne), from Vulgar Latin vinia, from Latin v?nea (“vineyard; vine”). Doublet of vyny.

Alternative forms

• vin, viene, vign, vigne, veine, vyne, vyn, vyene, vygn, vygne, veyne, win, wine, wyn, wyne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vi?n(?)/

Noun

vine (plural vines or (early) vinen)

2. grapevine
3. vineyard

Related terms

• vyner
• vynet
• vyne?erd
• vyne-tre
• vynour

Descendants

• English: vine
• Scots: vine

References

• “v?ne, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old French vigne (“siege engine”), from Latin v?nea.

Alternative forms

• vyne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vi?n(?)/

Noun

vine (plural vines)

2. (military) siege engine

References

• “v?ne, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

Noun

vine (plural vines)

1. Alternative form of wyn (“wine”)

Etymology 4

Noun

vine (plural vines)

1. Alternative form of vyny

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vi.ne/
• Rhymes: -ine

Noun

vine

1. plural of vân?

Verb

vine

1. third-person singular present indicative of veni

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bine/, [?bi.ne]

Verb

vine

1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of venir.

Volapük

Noun

vine

1. dative singular of vin

English

Etymology

From Middle English crepere, from Old English cr?opere, equivalent to creep +? -er.
Slang usage derived from phrase give the creeps or creep out (distinct from merely one who creeps).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?ip?/
• Rhymes: -i?p?(r)

Noun

creeper (plural creepers)

1. A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
2. (video games) A mottled black-and-green enemy in the video game Minecraft, which attacks the player by chasing them and exploding.

3. (often in the plural) A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.
4. A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.
5. A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping.
6. A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing.
7. (chiefly in the plural) A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
8. An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water.
9. Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.
10. Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping; especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.
    • 1964, William Golding, Lord of the Flies

      Then the piglet tore loose from the creepers and scurried into the undergrowth.

11. A treecreeper.
12. (nautical) A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed.
13. The lowest gear of a tractor or truck.

    Synonyms: creeper gear, creeper shift

14. A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon an auto mechanic may lie on their back and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle.
15. (derogatory, slang) A person who creeps people out; a creepy person.

    Don't go to a nightclub to find a boyfriend. They're all creepers there.

16. A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures.
17. (cricket) A ball that travels low, near ground level.
    • 2009, Steven Lynch, Wisden on the Ashes (page 292)

      May joined Hutton and proceeded to play masterly cricket in which the straight-drive predominated. There was always the possibility that he might be trapped by a creeper, but May watched the ball intently.

Synonyms

• (one who crawls): crawler
• (garment): babygro, creepers, diaper shirt, infant bodysuit, snapsuit
• (climbing plant): climber
• (wheeled platform): cradle

Derived terms

• (shoe): brothel creeper

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