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- [veyn]
- /veɪn/
- /veɪn/
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- [veyn]
- /veɪn/
Definitions of vein word
- noun vein one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. 1
- noun vein (loosely) any blood vessel. 1
- noun vein one of the riblike thickenings that form the framework of the wing of an insect. 1
- noun vein one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal framework of a leaf. 1
- noun vein any body or stratum of ore, coal, etc., clearly separated or defined: a rich vein of coal. 1
- noun vein a body or mass of igneous rock, deposited mineral, or the like occupying a crevice or fissure in rock; lode. 1
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Origin of vein
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English veine < Old French < Latin vēna vein of the body, channel, ore deposit
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Parts of speech for Vein
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vein popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vein usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vein
noun vein
- arteriole — any of the small subdivisions of an artery that form thin-walled vessels ending in capillaries
- autosuggestion — a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
- blood vessel — Blood vessels are the narrow tubes through which your blood flows.
- capillaries — pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore.
- capillary — Capillaries are tiny blood vessels in your body.
verb vein
- marbles — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- marbling — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- marbled — Having a streaked and patterned appearance like that of variegated marble.
adjective vein
- intravenous — within a vein.
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