noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an oak/vine/spinach etc leaf (= a leaf from a specific plant or tree )
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Vine leaves stuffed with rice is a typical Greek dish.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
grow
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One is a scene apparently in a vineyard, since grapes are growing on the vine stems.
plant
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If the quota's exceeded, growers could be forced to stop planting new vines .
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She divided the jonquils into clusters and planted them under the vines , and behind the jonquils, the ferns.
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Q: We planted grape vines more than 10 years ago.
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He planted a dead vine branch, then said a prayer for an early harvest.
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Better yet, we could start a vineyard, plant the vines ourselves, begin it from the ground.
wither
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The fine talk in the sessions about love and understanding, give and take, began to wither on the vine .
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The department itself would wither on the vine .
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It is unforgivable to leave it to wither on the vine .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
wither on the vine
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He has recreated the mood of his beloved Provence in a lyrical mural of clustered vines.
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I get beautiful vines and flowers, but eventually the flowers fall off and the stems turn brown and dry up.
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Leaves brushed my face, a vine touched my arm and made me jump.
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The south side of the cut dips down into a beautiful hollow of vines, all but the lowest locations being ideally situated.
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Within days of the first autumn frosts a large brown patch of vines can be seen growing out from this area.