vein
/veɪn/
A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart; In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle; A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks; A topic of discussion
- plural
- veins
Meanings
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A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart
A vein of poetry exists in the hearts of all men.
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR
My blood ran cold in my veins.
Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
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In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle
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A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks
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A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc
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The entrails of a shrimprare
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The nervure of an insect’s wingrare
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A sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rockrare
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A style, tendency, or qualityrare
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A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substancerare