Vein - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |veɪn|  American pronunciation of the word vein
Brit.  |veɪn|  British pronunciation of the word vein

noun

- a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (syn: vena)
all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood
- a distinctive style or manner
he continued in this vein for several minutes
- any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
- a layer of ore between layers of rock
- one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect

verb

- make a veinlike pattern

Extra examples

...the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages...

The answer was in the orthodox solemn vein.

She felt the blood racing through her veins as they kissed.

Let's continue our discussion in a lighter vein.

The surgeon clamped the vein.

The pulmonary artery and vein pass along the surfaces of these air bladders.

Though the question touched a new vein, Nelson answered promptly.

There was more humour, in much the same vein.

In voicing our fear of old age, Rivers has discovered a rich vein of comedy.

The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes

We injected the glucose into the patient's vein

Word forms

noun
singular: vein
plural: veins
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