vein
IPA: vˈeɪn
noun
- (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- (in the plural) The entrails of a shrimp.
- (botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
- (zoology) 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.
- (geology) A sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock.
- (figurative) A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.
- (figurative) A style, tendency, or quality.
- A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.
verb
- To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.
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Examples of "vein" in Sentences
- The nurse carefully inserted the needle into the patient's vein to draw blood for testing
- The blue vein was visible under his pale skin, tracing a path down his arm
- The miner knew he hit a rich vein of gold ore when he saw the glint of metal in the rock
- She could feel the adrenaline pulsing through her veins as she prepared to go on stage
- The river carved its way through the canyon, meandering like a vein through the earth
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