blood

noun

ˈbləd How to pronounce blood (audio)
Definition of bloodnext
1
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor in his mind, blood came before anything else, and he would not betray his criminal brother to the police

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2
as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended the language expert was certain that a young woman with such an upper-class accent had to be of royal blood

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3
as in soul
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions in your blood you know this business deal just isn't right

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4
as in murder
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life blood will always have blood, and so the killing never ends

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Recent Examples of blood Odysseus travels to the underworld and has to perform a blood sacrifice. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 Some people are sensitive to tyramine, which can cause a spike in blood and heart rate. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 Laboratory results of her blood and urine samples suggested an infection as well as kidney problems. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 But if taken to excess, vitamin D can cause calcium to build up in the blood. — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood
  1. family
  2. ancestry
  3. soul
  4. murder
  5. house
  6. lineage
  7. heart
  8. homicide
Noun
  • The Lee family is mourning Yip Pik Yi, 65; Lee Chun Man, 44; Yan Yan, 15 months; and Erawati, 34, a domestic worker from Indonesia.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Every day, Cord Shiflet drives 200 miles round trip from Austin, helping survivors tell their stories, connecting them with resources and raising more than $50,000 for affected families through Facebook.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of family
Noun
  • Mixed-ancestry people (called Métis in Canada) who were not bound to reservations, in particular, roamed far and wide collecting bones and came to dominate the trade.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026
  • The nomadic ancestry of the Plains Tribes carries on today through powwows.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of ancestry
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  • Summering is good for the soul but not always so great for the soles, considering sandals aren’t usually at the top of podiatrist’s lists of comfortable shoes.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 July 2026
  • Come fill your belly with cacio e pepe, carbonara, and enough pizza to fill your soul.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of soul
Noun
  • The sheriff's office said ballistic testing performed with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives later produced forensic evidence linking the two murders.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Nearly three years after Ebony Duncan vanished after leaving work in Independence, a Jackson County jury has found her former boyfriend guilty of second-degree murder.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of murder
Noun
  • Two Indian tourists picked her up and took her to a guest house, where another eight men were waiting, all of them drunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Natalie Boren, an executive VP at recruiter Career Group Companies, responsible for fashion staffing, is surprised how many interviewees cannot muster basic information about a fashion house’s most recent work — or even the creative director’s name.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • The books’ primary protagonist, Ray Carney, an ambitious furniture salesman with a criminal lineage, has straightened up the family line and mostly flies right.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • The slick-fielder began a proud lineage of superb Venezuelan shortstops that includes Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio, nine-time all-star Dave Concepcion, 10-time gold glover Vizquel and several youngsters in MLB this season.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of lineage
Noun
  • Symptoms of this condition include delirium, seizures, an abnormal heart rhythm, hyperthermia, coma and death.
    — Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • Researchers found that black coffee (or coffee with very little added) was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and certain irregular heart rhythms, and Type 2 diabetes.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 July 2026
Definition of heart
Noun
  • Fort Worth Police Department homicide detectives on Monday arrested Alonzo Reyes, 18, and Gerald Chamberlain, 17, on suspicion of murder in the alleged ruse.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • In 2022, by contrast, there had been almost twice as many homicides by the midpoint of the year, with 50 people killed in Denver by July 1, including 14 children.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 20 July 2026
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