vein
31vein — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. blood vessel, rib (of a leaf); streak, stripe, marbling; [ore] deposit, lode, seam, ledge, leader; thread; bent, humor, disposition, temper. See filament, feeling, narrowness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A …
32vein — noun 1) a vein in his neck pulsed Syn: blood vessel 2) the mineral veins in the rock Syn: layer, lode, seam, stratum, stratification, deposit, pipe 3) white marble with gray veins …
33vein — /veɪn / (say vayn) noun 1. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. 2. (loosely) any blood vessel. 3. one of the tubular, riblike thickenings that ramify in an insect s wing. 4.… …
34vein — A a koko, a a; pa i a a koko (small); hō a a. See varicose veins. Network of veins, a a a. Valve of a vein, a apau. Vein of metal, au metala …
35vein — A fissure in rock filled with quartz or other substance bearing mineral. A stratum or rock in which mineral appears. 36 Am J1st Min & M § 110. A vessel which carries blood from some part of the body to the heart. See apex of vein; blanket vein;… …
36vein — 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 …
37vein — [13] Vein comes via Old French veine from Latin vēna ‘blood vessel’, a word of uncertain origin. Acquired directly from Latin were the derivatives venose [17] and venous [17] …
38vein n — The old doctors practice of bloodletting was all in vein. weathervane n …
39vein — n. a blood vessel conveying blood towards the heart. All veins except the pulmonary vein carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues, via the capillaries, to the vena cava ( overleaf). The walls of veins consist of three tissue layers, but these… …
40vein — noun 1) veins of quartz Syn: layer, seam, lode, stratum, deposit 2) he closes his article in a humorous vein Syn: mood, humour, attitude, tone, spirit, character …
