Definition of BINE

bine

Plural: bines

Noun

  • A climbing plant stem that twines around a support.
  • European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
  • A climbing plant which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support (distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers).
  • A cigarette.
  • Bullets.

Verb

  • To fill with bullets, to shoot.

Examples

  • He managed to connect two small words with a lucky ’E’, like a BINE linking plants.

Origin / Etymology

From bind (noun).

Synonyms

common hop, common hops, European hop, Humulus lupulus, fag

Scrabble Score: 6

bine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

bine: valid Words With Friends Word