vein

vein
[[t]ve͟ɪn[/t]]
veins
1) N-COUNT: usu pl Your veins are the thin tubes in your body through which your blood flows towards your heart.
See also varicose vein

Many veins are found just under the skin.

2) N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp, usu adj N Something that is written or spoken in a particular vein is written or spoken in that style or mood.

It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein...

The girl now replies in similar vein.

3) N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp 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...

This is perhaps the album's most abandoned track; venomous, with a vein of humour running right through it.

Syn:
4) N-COUNT: N of n A vein of a particular metal or mineral is a layer of it lying in rock.

...a vein of copper.

...a rich and deep vein of limestone.

Syn:
5) N-COUNT The veins on a leaf are the thin lines on it.

...the serrated edges and veins of the feathery leaves.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • vein´er — vein «vayn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) one of the blood vessels or tubes that carry the blood to the heart from all parts of the body. b) any blood vessel. 2. the rib of a leaf; one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Vein — Vein, n. [OE. veine, F. veine, L. vena.] 1. (Anat.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See {Artery}, 2. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf. [1913 Webster] 3 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • vein — ► NOUN 1) any of the tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed from all parts of the body towards the heart. 2) (in general use) a blood vessel. 3) (in plants) a slender rib running through a leaf, containing… …   English terms dictionary

  • vein — [vān] n. [ME veine < OFr < L vena] 1. a) any blood vessel that carries blood from some part of the body back toward the heart b) loosely any blood vessel: cf. ARTERY, CAPILLARY 2. any of the riblike supports strengthening the membranous… …   English World dictionary

  • vein|y — «VAY nee», adjective, vein|i|er, vein|i|est. 1. a) of, having to do with, or full of veins, especially blood vessels. b) having prominent veins. 2. Geology. c …   Useful english dictionary

  • Vein — Vein, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veining}.] To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vein — c.1300, from O.Fr. veine, from L. vena a blood vessel, also a water course, a vein of metal, a person s natural ability or interest, of unknown origin. The mining sense is attested in English from late 14c. Figurative sense of strain or… …   Etymology dictionary

  • vein — [n1] mood, tone attitude, bent, character, characteristic, complexion, dash, disposition, faculty, fashion, fettle, hint, humor, line, manner, mind, mode, nature, note, spice, spirit, strain, streak, style, suggestion, suspicion, tang, temper,… …   New thesaurus

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