grapevine
Informal information channel
A grapevine is a climbing plant that produces grapes.
More commonly, the grapevine is an informal network through which rumors and information spread: I heard through the grapevine that they're getting divorced.
The metaphor suggests news traveling along interconnected pathways, passing from person to person like tendrils linking one vine to the next.
Garden climbing structure
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- arborGarden trellis structure
- pergolaLatticework frame for climbers
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
rootstock · irrigation · canopy · shoots · tendrils · budbreak · cultivar · clonal
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- buzzContinuous low drone
scuttlebutt · word-of-mouth · tittle-tattle · chatter · innuendo · secrets · leak · backchannel
Grape beverage producer
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
- oenologyScience of viticulture products
fermentation · tannins · harvest · barrel · cellar · tasting · chardonnay · merlot
trellis
Garden climbing structure
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- arborGarden trellis structure
- pergolaLatticework frame for climbers
grafting · rootstock · irrigation · canopy · shoots · tendrils · budbreak · cultivar · clonal · propagation
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
buzz · scuttlebutt · word-of-mouth · tittle-tattle · chatter · innuendo · secrets · leak · backchannel · office gossip
winery
Grape beverage producer
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
oenology · fermentation · tannins · harvest · barrel · cellar · tasting · chardonnay · merlot · cabernet
cluster
Gathered group nearby
sultana · currant · juice · jam · jelly · fresh · sweet · tart · purple · red
climber
One who scales
foliage · leaves · twining · woody · bark · trunk · crown · fruit-bearing · ornamental · shade
- symbolic plantsolive branch, lotus flower, four-leaf clover, shamrock, red rose
- Bible plantsacacia, almond, almond blossom, almond tree, aloe
- Grape FamilyVitis vinifera, muscadine
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- Aerobicsaerobics class, aerobic dance, step aerobics, water aerobics, aqua aerobics
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
grapevinepress release
Official statement for media
official channels · public announcement · memorandum · formal notice · press conference
grapevinetruth
Accordance with reality
fact · official record · hard facts · firsthand account · hard news
grapevinefirsthand account
Report from direct experience
face-to-face · direct address · eyewitness account · one-on-one · horse's mouth
- hear through the grapevineLearn indirectly through gossip
- hear on the grapevineObtain information via rumors
- grapevine wreathCircular ornament of twisted vines
- through the grapevine
- grapevine stepSide-moving crossover footwork