Associations to the word «Vein»

VEIN, noun. (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart

VEIN, noun. (used in plural veins) The entrails of a shrimp

VEIN, noun. (botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle

VEIN, noun. (zoology) The nervure of an insect’s wing

VEIN, noun. A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks

VEIN, noun. A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.

VEIN, noun. A style, tendency, or quality.

VEIN, noun. A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.

VEIN QUARTZ, noun. Quartz occurring as gangue in a vein.

VEIN, noun. A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood".

VEIN, noun. A distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes".

VEIN, noun. Any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.

VEIN, noun. A layer of ore between layers of rock.

VEIN, noun. One of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect.

VEIN, verb. Make a veinlike pattern.