vein

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
2. 2
   noun (in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.
3. 3
   noun In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
4. 4
   noun The nervure of an insect’s wing.
5. 5
   noun A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
6. 6
   noun A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.
7. 7
   noun A style, tendency, or quality.
8. 8
   noun A fissure, cleft or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.
9. 9
   verb To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.