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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vein has 5 senses
- vein(n = noun.body) vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" has particulars: accessory cephalic vein, vena cephalica accessoria, accessory hemiazygos vein, accessory hemiazygous vein, vena hemiazygos accessoria, accessory vertebral vein, vena vertebralis accessoria, accompanying vein, vena comitans, anastomotic vein, vena anastomotica, angular vein, vena angularis, anterior vertebral vein, vena vertebralis anterior, appendicular vein, vena appendicularis, arcuate vein of the kidney, vena arcuata renis, auricular vein, vena auricularis, axillary vein, vena axillaris, azygos vein, azygous vein, vena azygos, basal vein, vena basalis, basilic vein, vena basilica, basivertebral vein, vena basivertebralis, brachial vein, vena brachialis, brachiocephalic vein, innominate vein, vena brachiocephalica, bronchial vein, vena bronchialis, cardinal vein, central veins of liver, venae centrales hepatis, central vein of retina, vena centrales retinae, central vein of suprarenal gland, vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis, cephalic vein, vena cephalica, cerebellar vein, vena cerebellum, cerebral vein, vena cerebri, cervical vein, deep cervical vein, vena cervicalis profunda, choroid vein, vena choroidea, ciliary veins, venae ciliares, circumflex vein, vena circumflexa, clitoral vein, vena clitoridis, colic vein, vena colica, common facial vein, conjunctival veins, venae conjunctivales, costoaxillary vein, cutaneous vein, vena cutanea, cystic vein, vena cystica, digital vein, vena digitalis, diploic vein, vena diploica, dorsal scapular vein, vena scapularis dorsalis, emissary vein, vena emissaria, epigastric vein, esophageal veins, oesophageal veins, venae esophageae, ethmoidal vein, vena ethmoidalis, external nasal vein, vena nasalis externa, facial vein, vena facialis, femoral vein, vena femoralis, gastric vein, vena gastrica, gastroepiploic vein, gastroomental vein, vena gastroomentalis, genicular vein, vena genus, gluteal vein, vena gluteus, hemizygos vein, hemizygous vein, vena hemizygos, hemorrhoidal vein, rectal vein, vena rectalis, hepatic vein, vena hepatica, ileocolic vein, vena ileocolica, iliac vein, vena iliaca, iliolumbar vein, vena iliolumbalis, intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis, intercostal vein, vena intercostalis, intervertebral vein, vena intervertebralis, jugular, jugular vein, vena jugularis, labial vein, vena labialis, labial vein, vena labialis, internal auditory vein, labyrinthine vein, lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis, laryngeal vein, vena laryngea, lingual vein, vena lingualis, lumbar vein, vena lumbalis, maxillary vein, vena maxillaris, meningeal veins, venae meningeae, mesenteric vein, vena mesenterica, metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus, metatarsal vein, vena metatarsus, musculophrenic vein, vena musculophrenica, nasofrontal vein, vena nasofrontalis, oblique vein of the left atrium, vena obliqua atrii sinistri, obturator vein, vena obturatoria, occipital vein, vena occipitalis, ophthalmic vein, vena ophthalmica, ovarian vein, vena ovarica, palatine vein, vena palatina, pancreatic vein, venae pancreatica, paraumbilical vein, vena paraumbilicalis, parotid vein, pectoral vein, vena pectoralis, perforating vein, vena perforantis, pericardial vein, vena pericardiaca, fibular vein, peroneal vein, vena peroneus, pharyngeal vein, vena pharyngeus, phrenic vein, vena phrenica, popliteal vein, vena poplitea, hepatic portal vein, portal, portal vein, vena portae, posterior vein of the left ventricle, vena posterior ventriculi sinistri, prepyloric vein, vena pylorica, pudendal vein, venae pudendum, pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis, radial vein, vena radialis, renal vein, vena renalis, sacral vein, vena sacralis, saphenous vein, vena saphena, scleral veins, venae sclerales, scrotal vein, vena scrotalis, sigmoid vein, vena sigmoideus, spinal vein, vena spinalis, splenic vein, vena lienalis, sternocleidomastoid vein, vena sternocleidomastoidea, stylomastoid vein, vena stylomastoidea, subclavian vein, vena subclavia, sublingual vein, vena sublingualis, supraorbital vein, vena supraorbitalis, supratrochlear vein, vena supratrochlearis, temporal vein, vena temporalis, testicular vein, vena testicularis, thalamostriate vein, thoracoepigastric vein, vena thoracoepigastrica, thoracic vein, vena thoracica, thyroid vein, vena thyroidea, tibial vein, vena tibialis, tracheal vein, vena trachealis, tympanic vein, ulnar vein, vena ulnaris, umbilical vein, vena umbilicalis, uterine vein, varicose vein, vena bulbi penis, vena canaliculi cochleae, vein of penis, vena bulbi vestibuli, vena cava, venae palpebrales, venae interlobulares hepatis, venae renis, vena vertebralis, vertebral vein, vena vesicalis, vesical vein, vena vestibularis, vestibular vein, vena vorticosum, vortex vein, vorticose vein, capillary vein, venula, venule
- vein(n = noun.communication) Array - a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes" is a kind of expressive style, style
- vein(n = noun.plant) nervure - any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ; Array is a kind of fibrovascular bundle, vascular bundle, vascular strand
- vein(n = noun.object) mineral vein - a layer of ore between layers of rock; Array has particulars: bonanza
- vein(n = noun.animal) nervure - one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect; Array is a kind of rib
is a kind of blood vessel
is a part of cardiovascular system, circulatory system
Derived form adjective venous1
has particulars: midrib, midvein
Derived form adjective veinal1
is a kind of formation, geological formation
Verb vein has 1 sense
- vein(v = verb.creation) Array - make a veinlike pattern; Array is one way to stain
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CIDE DICTIONARY
vein, n. [OE. veine, F. veine, L. vena.].
- One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See Artery, 2. [1913 Webster]
- One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf. [1913 Webster]
- One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation. [1913 Webster]
- A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful minerals or ores. [1913 Webster]
- A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance. Milton. [1913 Webster]"Let the glass of the prisms be free from veins." [1913 Webster]
- A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation. [1913 Webster]
- A train of associations, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course; as, reasoning in the same vein. [1913 Webster]"He can open a vein of true and noble thinking." [1913 Webster]
- Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein. Shak. [1913 Webster]"Certain discoursing wits which are of the same veins." [1913 Webster]"Invoke the Muses, and improve my vein." [1913 Webster]
vein, v. t.
To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins. Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vein, n. & v.
--n.
1 a any of the tubes by which blood is conveyed to the heart (cf. ARTERY). b (in general use) any blood-vessel (has royal blood in his veins).
2 a nervure of an insect's wing.
3 a slender bundle of tissue forming a rib in the framework of a leaf.
4 a streak or stripe of a different colour in wood, marble, cheese, etc.
5 a fissure in rock filled with ore or other deposited material.
6 a source of a particular characteristic (a rich vein of humour).
7 a distinctive character or tendency; a cast of mind or disposition; a mood (spoke in a sarcastic vein).
--v.tr. fill or cover with or as with veins.
--n.
1 a any of the tubes by which blood is conveyed to the heart (cf. ARTERY). b (in general use) any blood-vessel (has royal blood in his veins).
2 a nervure of an insect's wing.
3 a slender bundle of tissue forming a rib in the framework of a leaf.
4 a streak or stripe of a different colour in wood, marble, cheese, etc.
5 a fissure in rock filled with ore or other deposited material.
6 a source of a particular characteristic (a rich vein of humour).
7 a distinctive character or tendency; a cast of mind or disposition; a mood (spoke in a sarcastic vein).
--v.tr. fill or cover with or as with veins.
Derivative
veinless n. veinlet n. veinlike adj. veiny adj. (veinier, veiniest).
Etymology
ME f. OF veine f. L vena
THESAURUS
vein
affectation, aorta, arteriole, artery, attitude, band, bar, bed, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, blood vessel, blotch, body-build, bonanza, brand, capillary, carotid, cast, character, characteristic, characteristics, check, checker, chimney, chute, command of language, complexion, composition, constituents, constitution, cornucopia, country rock, course, crasis, cue, dapple, deposit, dharma, diathesis, dike, disposition, dot, ethos, exaggeration, expression of ideas, fashion, feeling, feeling for words, fettle, fiber, flake, fleck, font, form of speech, fount, fountain, frame, frame of mind, freckle, gangue, genius, gold mine, grace of expression, grain, grandiloquence, gruel, habit, harlequin, heart, hint, hue, humor, humors, ilk, inflation, iris, jugular vein, kind, lath, line, literary style, lode, lodestuff, maculate, makeup, manner, manner of speaking, mannerism, marble, marbleize, matrix, mere shadow, mind, mine, mineral deposit, mode, mode of expression, mold, mood, morale, motley, mottle, nature, note, ore bed, paper, pattern, pay dirt, peculiarity, pepper, personal style, physique, polychrome, polychromize, portal vein, property, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, quality, quarry, rail, rainbow, rake, resource, rhetoric, seam, sense of language, shade, shadow, shaving, shoot, skeleton, slat, slip, somatotype, sort, soup, source, source of supply, spangle, speck, speckle, spirit, spirits, splinter, splotch, spot, spring, sprinkle, stamp, staple, state of mind, stigmatize, stipple, stock, strain, stratum, streak, stria, striate, striation, stripe, stud, style, stylistic analysis, stylistics, suchness, suggestion, suspicion, system, tattoo, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, tessellate, the grand style, the plain style, the sublime, thread, tincture, tinge, tone, touch, trace, trick, type, variegate, veinlet, vena cava, venation, venule, wafer, way, well, wellspringROGET THESAURUS
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Willingness
N willingness, voluntariness, willing mind, heart, disposition, inclination, leaning, animus, frame of mind, humor, mood, vein, bent, penchant, aptitude, docility, docibleness, persuasibleness, persuasibility, pliability, geniality, cordiality, goodwill, alacrity, readiness, earnestness, forwardness, eagerness, asset, compliance, pleasure, gratuitous service, labor of love, volunteer, volunteering, willing, minded, fain, disposed, inclined, favorable, favorably- minded, favorably inclined, favorably disposed, nothing loth, in the vein, in the mood, in the humor, in the mind, ready, forward, earnest, eager, bent upon, predisposed, propense, docile, persuadable, persuasible, suasible, easily persuaded, facile, easy-going, tractable, genial, gracious, cordial, cheering, hearty, content, voluntary, gratuitous, spontaneous, unasked &c (ask), unforced, willingly, fain, freely, as lief, heart and soul, with pleasure, with all one's heart, with open arms, with good will, with right will, de bonne volonte, ex animo, con amore, heart in hand, nothing loth, without reluctance, of one's own accord, graciously, with a good grace, a la bonne heure, by all means, by all manner of means, to one's heart's content, yes.Store
N store, stock, fund, mine, vein, lode, quarry, spring, fount, fountain, well, wellspring, milch cow, stock in trade, supply, heap, treasure, reserve, corps de reserve, reserved fund, nest egg, savings, bonne bouche, crop, harvest, mow, vintage, store, accumulation, hoard, rick, stack, lumber, relay, storehouse, storeroom, storecloset, depository, depot, cache, repository, reservatory, repertory, repertorium, promptuary, warehouse, entrepot, magazine, buttery, larder, spence, garner, granary, cannery, safe-deposit vault, stillroom, thesaurus, bank, armory, arsenal, dock, gallery, museum, conservatory, menagery, menagerie, reservoir, cistern, aljibar, tank, pond, mill pond, gasometer, budget, quiver, bandolier, portfolio, coffer, conservation, storing, storage, keep, file (papers), lay in, preserve, Adj, stored, in store, in reserve, in ordinary, spare, supernumerary, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.Affections
N affections, affect, character, qualities, disposition, nature, spirit, tone, temper, temperament, diathesis, idiosyncrasy, cast of mind, cast of soul, habit of mind, habit of soul, frame of mind, frame of soul, predilection, turn, natural turn of mind, bent, bias, predisposition, proneness, proclivity, propensity, propenseness, propension, propendency, vein, humor, mood, grain, mettle, sympathy, soul, heart, breast, bosom, inner man, heart's core, heart's strings, heart's blood, heart of hearts, bottom of one's heart, penetralia mentis, secret and inmost recesses of the heart, cockles of one's heart, inmost heart, inmost soul, backbone, passion, pervading spirit, ruling passion, master passion, furore, fullness of the heart, heyday of the blood, flesh and blood, flow of soul, energy, fervor, fire, force, affected, characterized, formed, molded, cast, attempered, tempered, framed, predisposed, prone, inclined, having a bias, tinctured with, imbued with, penetrated with, eaten up with, inborn, inbred, ingrained, deep-rooted, ineffaceable, inveterate, pathoscopic, congenital, dyed in the wool, implanted by nature, inherent, in the grain, affective, in one's heart, at heart, heart and soul, affection is a coal that must be cool'd else suffe.Tendency
N tendency, aptness, aptitude, proneness, proclivity, bent, turn, tone, bias, set, leaning to, predisposition, inclination, propensity, susceptibility, conatus, nisus, liability, quality, nature, temperament, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, cast, vein, grain, humor, mood, drift, conduciveness, conducement, applicability, subservience, tending, conducive, working towards, in a fair way to, calculated to, liable, subservient, useful, subsidiary, for, whither.Thinness
N narrowness, thinness, narrowness, closeness, exility, exiguity, line, hair's breadth, finger's breadth, strip, streak, vein, monolayer, epitaxial deposition, thinness, tenuity, emaciation, macilency, marcor, shaving, slip, thread paper, skeleton, shadow, anatomy, spindleshanks, lantern jaws, mere skin and bone, middle constriction, stricture, neck, waist, isthmus, wasp, hourglass, ridge, ghaut, ghat, pass, ravine, narrowing, coarctation, angustation, tapering, contraction, narrow, close, slender, thin, fine, thread-like, finespun, gossamer, paper-thin, taper, slim, slight-made, scant, scanty, spare, delicate, incapacious, contracted, unexpanded &c (expand), slender as a thread, emaciated, lean, meager, gaunt, macilent, lank, lanky, weedy, skinny, scrawny slinky, starved, starveling, herring gutted, worn to a shadow, lean as a rake, thin as a lath, thin as a whipping post, thin as a wafer, hatchet-faced, lantern-jawed, attenuated, shriveled, extenuated, tabid, marcid, barebone, rawboned, monomolecular.Filament
N filament, line, fiber, fibril, funicle, vein, hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili, tendril, gossamer, hair stroke, veinlet, venula, venule, wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute, strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving, beard, ramification, strand, filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform, fibrous, fibrillous, thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy, capillary, capilliform, funicular, wire-drawn, anguilliform, flagelliform, hairy, taeniate, taeniform, taenioid, venose, venous.
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