Vein

What do we mean by vein?

Any of the membranous tubes that form a branching system and carry blood to the heart from the cells, tissues, and organs of the body. noun

A blood vessel of any kind; a vein or artery. noun

One of the strands of vascular tissue that form the conducting and supporting framework in a leaf or other expanded plant organ. noun

One of the thickened cuticular ribs that form the supporting network of the wing of an insect and that often carry hemolymph. noun

A regularly shaped and lengthy occurrence of an ore; a lode. noun

A long wavy strip of a different shade or color, as in wood or marble, or as mold in cheese. noun

A fissure, crack, or cleft. noun

A pervading character or quality; a streak. noun

A transient attitude or mood. noun

A particular turn of mind. noun

To supply or fill with veins. transitive verb

To mark or decorate with veins. transitive verb

To fill or furnish with veins; cover with veins; streak or variegate with or as with veins.

In anatomy, one of a set of blood-vessels conveying blood from the periphery to the physiological center of the circulation; one of a set of membranous canals or tubes distributed in nearly all the tissues and organs of the body, for the purpose of carrying blood from these parts to the heart. noun

Loosely, any blood-vessel. noun

In entomology, one of the ribs or horny tubes which form the frame work of the wings of an insect, and between which the thin membrane of the wings is spread and supported; a nervure. noun

In botany, a fibrovascular bundle at or near the surface of a leaf, sepal, petal, etc.: same as nerve, 7. See nervation. noun

In mining, an occurrence of ore. usually disseminated through a gangue or veinstone, and having a more or less regular development in length, width, and depth. noun

A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

(in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.

In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.

The nervure of an insect’s wing.

A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.

A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.

A style, tendency, or quality.

A fissure, cleft or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.

Words that are spelled similarly to vein:
vein.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word vein:
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Words that rhyme with vein:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe vein:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective vein:
clearing, stuff, type, banding, stones, mining, quartz, islet, form, filling, making, stone, minerals, walls, artery, gold, islets, matter.

Consonant match to vein:
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Words that sound like vein:
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