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\Definition of vein
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : blood vessel especially : any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart
2a : any of the vascular bundles forming the framework of a leaf
b : any of the thickened cuticular ribs that serve to stiffen the wings of an insect
3a : a narrow water channel in rock or earth or in ice
b(1) : lode sense 2
(2) : a bed of useful mineral matter
c : lode sense 3
4 : something suggesting veins (as in reticulation) specifically : a wavy variegation (as in marble)
5a : a distinctive mode of expression : style stories in a romantic vein
b : a distinctive element or quality : strain introduced a welcome vein of humor
c : a line of thought or action
6a : a special aptitude
inherited an artistic vein
b : a usually transitory and casually attained mood
c : top form
thou troublest me; I am not in the vein— William Shakespeare
vein
verbveined; veining; veins
Definition of vein (Entry 2 of 2)
: to pattern with or as if with veins
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Other Words from vein
Noun
veinal \ ˈvā-nᵊl \ adjective
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Examples of vein in a Sentence
Noun
the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun In the same vein, Cruz lamented that Dreamers have been denied a path to citizenship and children detained in cages and separated from parents seeking asylum at the border.
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Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, "Ayala: Sierra Club has all the right timing in electing its first Latino president," 23 May 2020 Chemical Hearts follows in the same vein as Five Feet Apart, starring Reinhart’s Riverdale co-star and on-again, off-again boyfriend Cole Sprouse.
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Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "The Next Five Feet Apart, Starring Lili Reinhart, Heads To Amazon So Soon," 15 May 2020 In the same vein, now is also a good time to catch up with data quality assurance checks and training and credentialing.
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Deborah Watkins Bruner, STAT, "Time well spent: How academic researchers can stay productive in the time of Covid-19," 1 May 2020 In that same vein, Patricia also puts a huge emphasis on matchups, having specific corners travel almost everywhere with specific receivers week after week.
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Chris Thomas, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Lions 2020 NFL draft grades: Here's what pundits think of Jeff Okudah," 24 Apr. 2020 More 3D Printing News The printer could make small, sharply detailed shapes in the same vein as the touristy Mold-o-Rama machines—with or without the characteristic burning smell, and definitely without the polyethylene plastic.
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Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "A Tiny Home 3D Printer Can Be Yours for $79," 20 Apr. 2020 Taking full advantage of the incompetent Bill O’Brien in the same vein the rival Seattle Seahawks did last year for Jadeveon Clowney, Keim sent David Johnson and a second and fourth-round pick to the Texans for DeAndre Hopkins and a fourth.
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Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, "Arizona Cardinals receive high praise for DeAndre Hopkins trade, NFL free agency deals," 20 Mar. 2020 In the same vein, that was a pathetic close-out effort by the Texans, allowing the Patriots to claw back into the game and come within an onside kick of making a miracle comeback.
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BostonGlobe.com, "HOUSTON – Immediate thoughts after the Patriots’ 28-22 loss to the Texans Sunday night:," 2 Dec. 2019 In the same vein, according to many Muslims in the North, the Jonathan government was either fighting the group halfheartedly, or propping it up in order to depopulate the North ahead of the 2015 election.
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Jideofor Adibe, Quartz Africa, "How Boko Haram went from a peaceful Islamic sect to one of the world’s deadliest terrorists in a decade," 14 Nov. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Companies are offering marble-look tile in unexpected hues like magenta and green, or with veining in gold or copper.
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Washington Post, "`Like theater in tile form’: Tile’s patterns, designs expand," 13 Nov. 2019 Coming up, says Tien: Parker House rolls veined with scallions and shallots, a riff on Chinese scallion pancakes.
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, "At Emilie’s, chef Kevin Tien wants to throw a dinner party every night," 25 Oct. 2019 Quartzite comes in an array of colors and veining that ranges from subtle to bold.
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Jeff Reina, Houston Chronicle, "GHBA Remodelers Council: Choosing the right countertop when remodeling," 2 Nov. 2019 Instead, the crust is dense and focaccia-like, its insides veined with olive oil.
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Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Greens is brighter than ever as it soars through its midlife crisis," 3 Oct. 2019 Against an uncharacteristically gray June Parisian sky, veined with fine clouds like marble, Pierpaolo Piccioli, the 52-year-old creative director of Valentino, crouches contemplatively, brow furrowed, chin resting on fist.
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Mariano Vivanco; Fashion Editor: Miguel Enamorado, Harper's BAZAAR, "Valentino's Creative Director on Bringing His Poetic Vision to Fashion," 21 Aug. 2019 The border region of Lombardy adopted blue-veined cheese over mozzarella, and substituted rice for the ubiquitous Italian pasta.
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Jim Kempton, Orange County Register, "Follow the French: A look at the French influence on cuisine around the world," 2 Aug. 2019 Kayak through the General Carrera Lake’s Marble Chapels, a network of glacial caves veined with blue striations carved from calcium carbonate by over 6,000 years of water pressure.
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National Geographic, "Take the perfect road trip at the bottom of the world," 5 July 2019 Taking 579 years and at least 78 chief architects to complete, the cathedral is one of the jewels of Europe; a canal network was created just to transport slabs of its pink-veined marble from Lake Maggiore 50 miles away.
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Michael J. Bailey, BostonGlobe.com, "In Milan, a low-tech saunter through a mecca of high fashion," 18 June 2019
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vein
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of vein
: any one of the tubes that carry blood from parts of the body back to the heart
: any one of the thin lines that can be seen on the surface of a leaf or on the wing of an insect
: a long, narrow opening in rock filled with gold, silver, etc.
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vein
noun\ ˈvān \
\Kids Definition of vein
1 : one of the blood vessels that carry the blood back to the heart
2 : a long narrow opening in rock filled with a specific mineral
a vein of gold
3 : a streak of different color or texture (as in marble)
4 : a style of expression
I continued in a more serious vein.— Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted
5 : one of the bundles of fine tubes that make up the framework of a leaf and carry food, water, and nutrients in the plant
6 : one of the slender parts that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
vein
noun\ ˈvān \
\Medical Definition of vein
: any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart and have thinner walls than the arteries and often valves at intervals to prevent reflux of the blood which flows in a steady stream and is in most cases dark-colored due to the presence of reduced hemoglobin
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