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   vein

   /veɪn/

   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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   Vein. Structure of a vein, which consists of three main layers; an outer layer of connective tissue, a middle layer of smooth muscle, and an inner layer lined with endothelium. Veins (/ veɪn /) are blood vessels in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart.

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   What does vein mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Name That Thing MegaQuiz: Vol. 5 Test your visual vocabulary! The meaning of VEIN is blood vessel; especially : any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart.

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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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   What is a vein of a particular quality?

   • A vein of a particular quality is evidence of that quality which someone often shows in their behaviour or work. The striker's rich vein of form this season has seen him net 32 goals. A vein of a particular metal or mineral is a layer of it lying in rock. ...a vein of copper. The veins on a leaf are the thin lines on it.

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   What is the function of veins?

   • The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart. I don't like body builders who are so overdeveloped you can see the veins in their bulging muscles. I could feel the blood pulsing through my veins. A rich vein of iron ore was found in the hillside. A vein of satirical anger runs through all his work.

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   What is a vein on a leaf?

   • A vein of a particular metal or mineral is a layer of it lying in rock. ...a vein of copper. The veins on a leaf are the thin lines on it. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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