vein
Meaning of vein
noun
- any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood towards the heart.
- a fracture in rock containing a deposit of minerals or ore and typically having an extensive course underground.
gold-bearing quartz veins
- a distinctive quality, style, or tendency.
he closes his article in a somewhat humorous vein
Middle English: from Old French veine, from Latin vena . The earliest senses were ‘blood vessel’ and ‘small natural underground channel of water’.
Information about vein
- It is a name.
- The plural form of vein is: veins.
- Languages in which vein is used:
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Hyphenation of vein
vein
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- vein is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
vein synonyms
Meaning vena:
Meaning nervure:
Meaning a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body:
Meaning a vein of metal ore in the earth:
Meaning an underground layer of a mineral such as coal or gold:
Meaning a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground:
Meaning the arrangement or classification of something into different groups:
Meaning a piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress:
Meaning a natural underground layer of rock, coal, or other material:
Meaning the acquisition or gradual gathering of something:
Meaning a temporary state of mind or feeling:
Meaning the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech:
Meaning a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm:
Meaning a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour:
Meaning a person's inherent qualities of mind and character:
Meaning a settled way of thinking or feeling about something:
Meaning a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition:
Meaning an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour:
Meaning a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range:
Meaning the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc:
Meaning the prevailing tone of a piece of writing, situation, etc:
Meaning the non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul:
Meaning the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual:
Meaning an instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die:
Meaning an act of touching something to examine it:
Meaning an emotional state or reaction:
Meaning a distinctive quality or atmosphere:
Meaning the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something:
Meaning the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet:
Meaning a way in which a thing is done or happens:
Meaning a method, style, or manner of doing something; an optional or alternative form of action:
Meaning a particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way:
Translation of vein
- French: veine, filon
- German: Ader, Vene
- Italian: vena, filone
- Portuguese: veia
- Spanish: vena, veta, filón
Anagrams of vein
Words that rhyme with vein
subvein, Goldvein, midvein, devein, whitevein, invein, intervein, mauvein
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