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   vein

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   noun

   • 1. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood towards the heart.
   • ▪ (in general use) a blood vessel: "he felt the adrenaline course through his veins"
   • ▪ (in plants) a slender rib running through a leaf or bract, typically dividing or branching, and containing a vascular bundle.
   • ▪ (in insects) a hardened branching rib that forms part of the supporting framework of a wing, consisting of an extension of the tracheal system; a nervure.
   • 2. a fracture in rock containing a deposit of minerals or ore and typically having an extensive course underground: "gold-bearing quartz veins" Similar layerlodeseamstratumstratificationbeddepositaccumulation
   • ▪ a streak or stripe of a different colour in wood, marble, cheese, etc. Similar streakmarkingmarklinestripestripbandthreadfleckdashflashswathestrandtechnical:striastriationlane
   • ▪ a source of a specified quality: "he managed to tap into the thick vein of discontent to his own advantage"
   • 3. a distinctive quality, style, or tendency: "he closes his article in a somewhat humorous vein" Similar moodhumourtempertemperamentdispositionframe of mindstate of mindattitudeinclinationtendencytenortonekeyspiritcharacterstampfeelfeelingflavourqualityatmospheremannerwaystyle

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French veine, from Latin vena. The earliest senses were ‘blood vessel’ and ‘small natural underground channel of water’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. veinless adjective
   • 2. veinlet noun
   • 3. veinlike adjective
   • 4. veiny adjective

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   What does vein mean?

   • A quiz to (peak/peek/pique) your interest. The meaning of VEIN is blood vessel; especially : any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart. How to use vein in a sentence.

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   What is a vein of information?

   • [countable] a thin layer of minerals or metal contained in rock synonym seam [singular] vein (of something) an amount of a particular quality or feature in something They had tapped a rich vein of information in his secretary. There was a vein of proverbial wisdom in what he said.

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   How do you describe a vein in a sentence?

   • For example, you can describe the streaks of color that run through blue cheese as veins of greenish-blue. Similarly, a theme or idea that continues appearing throughout a book could be called a vein. The trickiest thing about the word vein is trying not to confuse it with its homophones — vane (as in weather vane) and vain (as in conceited).

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   Veins are blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart, mostly deoxygenated blood in the systemic circulation. They have a three-layered wall, valves, and vary in size and location, and are part of the venous system.

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   VEIN meaning: 1. a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body 2. the frame of a leaf…. Learn more.

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   noun. a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart. “all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood” synonyms: vena, venous blood vessel. see more. noun. any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ. synonyms: nervure.

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