ALL meanings of vein
vein
V v - noun vein for blood 1
- noun vein for mining 1
- noun vein manner, style 1
- noun vein of a leaf 1
- noun vein streak 1
- 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
- noun vein a natural channel or watercourse beneath the surface of the earth. 1
- noun vein the water running through such a channel. 1
- noun vein a streak or marking, as of a different shade or color, running through marble, wood, etc. 1
- noun vein a condition, mood, or temper: a vein of pessimism. 1
- noun vein a tendency, quality, or strain traceable in character, conduct, writing, etc.; manner or style: to write in a poetic vein. 1
- verb with object vein to furnish with veins. 1
- verb with object vein to mark with lines or streaks suggesting veins. 1
- verb with object vein to extend over or through in the manner of veins: Broad new highways vein the countryside. 1
- noun vein (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. 0
- noun vein (used in plural veins) The entrails of a shrimp. 0
- noun vein (botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle. 0
- noun vein (zoology) The nervure of an insect’s wing. 0
- noun vein A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks. 0
- noun vein A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc. 0
- noun vein A style, tendency, or quality. 0
- noun vein A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance. 0
- countable noun vein Your veins are the thin tubes in your body through which your blood flows towards your heart. Compare artery. 0
- countable noun vein Something that is written or spoken in a particular vein is written or spoken in that style or mood. 0
- countable noun vein A vein of a particular quality is evidence of that quality which someone often shows in their behaviour or work. 0
- countable noun vein A vein of a particular metal or mineral is a layer of it lying in rock. 0
- countable noun vein The veins on a leaf are the thin lines on it. 0
- noun vein any of the tubular vessels that convey oxygen-depleted blood to the heart 0
- noun vein any of the hollow branching tubes that form the supporting framework of an insect's wing 0
- noun vein any of the vascular strands of a leaf 0
- noun vein a clearly defined mass of ore, mineral, etc, filling a fault or fracture, often with a tabular or sheetlike shape 0
- noun vein an irregular streak of colour or alien substance in marble, wood, or other material 0
- noun vein a natural underground watercourse 0
- noun vein a crack or fissure 0
- noun vein a distinctive trait or quality in speech, writing, character, etc; strain 0
- noun vein a temporary disposition, attitude, or temper; mood 0
- noun vein a parting in hair 0
- verb vein to diffuse over or cause to diffuse over in streaked patterns 0
- verb vein to fill, furnish, or mark with or as if with veins 0
- noun vein any blood vessel that carries blood from some part of the body back toward the heart 0
- noun vein any blood vessel 0
- noun vein any of the riblike supports strengthening the membranous wings of an insect 0
- noun vein any of the bundles of vascular tissue forming the framework of a leaf blade 0
- noun vein a more or less continuous body of minerals, igneous or sedimentary rock, etc., occupying a fissure or zone, differing in nature from the enclosing rock, and usually deposited from solution by circulating water 0
- noun vein lode (senses 1 & 2) 0