vein
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- pronunciation:
- veIn
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- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a small vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
The nurse poked the needle into a vein in the patient's arm.- synonyms:
- blood vessel
- similar words:
- artery, canal, vessel
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| definition 2: |
one of a series of thin ribs or lines that form the structure of a leaf or insect wing.
- similar words:
- canal, line
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| definition 3: |
a body or layer of ore in a mass of rock.
The miners found a vein of silver in the cave wall.- synonyms:
- deposit
- similar words:
- bed, seam, streak
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| related words: |
canal, humor, mood, vessel |
| derivations: |
veinal (adj.), veinless (adj.), veinlike (adj.) |
The words
vein,
vain, and
vane sound alike but have different meanings.