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   Vein

   /vān/

   

   noun

   • 1. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
   • ▪ (in general and figurative 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 color in wood, marble, cheese, etc. Similar streakmarkingmarklinestripestripbandthreadfleckdashflashswathestrandtechnical:striastriationlane
   • ▪ a body of subsurface water, especially as considered a source or potential source of water for a well or wells and thought of as flowing in a channel.
   • ▪ a source of a specified quality or other abstract resource: "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 moodhumortempertemperamentdispositionframe of mindstate of mindattitudeinclinationtendencytenortonekeyspiritcharacterstampfeelfeelingflavorqualityatmospheremannerwaystyle

   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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   Jun 2, 2012 · 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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   Any of the blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart from the body's cells, tissues, and organs. Veins are thin-walled and contain valves that prevent the backflow of blood. All veins except the pulmonary vein carry blood with low levels of oxygen.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVEIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VEIN definition: 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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   A vein is a blood vessel. If you've ever donated blood, you know that having a needle put in your vein by a health care worker is not nearly as scary as it sounds.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › VeinVein - Wikipedia

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   Veins ( / veɪn /) are blood vessels in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are those of the pulmonary and fetal circulations which carry oxygenated blood to the heart.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVEIN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionvein noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [countable] any of the very thin tubes that form the frame of a leaf or an insect’s wing. [countable] a narrow area of a different colour in some types of stone, wood and cheese. [countable] a thin layer of minerals or metal contained in rock synonym seam. a vein of gold.