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Definitions for Vein

[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 riblike thickenings that form the framework of the wing of an insect.
[4] one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal framework of a leaf.
[5] any body or stratum of ore, coal, etc., clearly separated or defined: a rich vein of coal.
[6] a body or mass of igneous rock, deposited mineral, or the like occupying a crevice or fissure in rock; lode.
[7] a natural channel or watercourse beneath the surface of the earth.
[8] the water running through such a channel.
[9] a streak or marking, as of a different shade or color, running through marble, wood, etc.
[10] a condition, mood, or temper: a vein of pessimism.
[11] a tendency, quality, or strain traceable in character, conduct, writing, etc.; manner or style: to write in a poetic vein.
[12] to furnish with veins.
[13] to mark with lines or streaks suggesting veins.
[14] to extend over or through in the manner of veins: Broad new highways vein the countryside.
[15] any of the tubular vessels that convey oxygen-depleted blood to the heart Compare pulmonary vein, artery Related adjective: venous
[16] any of the hollow branching tubes that form the supporting framework of an insect's wing
[17] any of the vascular strands of a leaf
[18] a clearly defined mass of ore, mineral, etc, filling a fault or fracture, often with a tabular or sheetlike shape
[19] an irregular streak of colour or alien substance in marble, wood, or other material
[20] a natural underground watercourse
[21] a crack or fissure
[22] a distinctive trait or quality in speech, writing, character, etc; strain a vein of humour
[23] a temporary disposition, attitude, or temper; mood the debate entered a frivolous vein
[24] Irish a parting in hair
[25] to diffuse over or cause to diffuse over in streaked patterns
[26] to fill, furnish, or mark with or as if with veins

Words related to Vein

hair, nerve, seam, lode, stripe, streak, fashion, bent, temperament, mind, dash, strain, attitude, manner, tenor, touch, style, humor, hint, fettle

Words nearby Vein

veiled, veiling, veilleuse, veillonella, veiltail goldfish, vein, vein of bulb of penis, vein of cochlear canal, vein of eyelid, vein of kidney, vein of knee

Origin of Vein

1250–1300; Middle English veine < Old French < Latin vēna vein of the body, channel, ore deposit

Words that may be confused with Vein

vain, vane, vein

Other words from Vein

vein·al , adjective
vein·less , adjective
vein·like , adjective
in·ter·vein , verb (used with object)
in·ter·vein·al , adjective
sub·vein , noun
un·veined , adjective
vein′ al adj.
venous adjective (vē′ nəs )

Word origin for Vein

C13: from Old French veine, from Latin vēna

Synonyms for Vein

attitude, bent, character, characteristic, complexion, dash, disposition, faculty, fashion, fettle, hint, humor, line, manner, mind, mode, nature, note, spice, spirit, strain, streak, style, suggestion, suspicion, tang, temper, temperament, tenor, tinge, touch, trace, turn, wave, way