vein
vein is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Bot.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf.
- 2.(Zoöl.) One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation.
- 3.(Geol. or Mining) A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful minerals or ores.
- 4.A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance. "Down to the veins of earth." Milton. Let the glass of the prisms be free from veins. Sir I. Newton.
- 5.A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation.
- 6.A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course. He can open a vein of true and noble thinking. Swift.
- 7.Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein. Shak. Certain discoursing wits which are of the same veins. Bacon. Invoke the Muses, and improve my vein. Waller.
- 8.To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins. Tennyson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- affect
- aid
- anatomy
- and
- anguilliform
- angustation
- applicability
- aptitude
- aptness
- band
- beard
- bend
- bent
- bias
- bid
- bone
- breadth
- calculated
- capillament
- capillary
- capilliform
- carry
- cast
- cilia
- cilium
- closeness
- coarctation
- conatus
- conduce
- conducive
- conduciveness
- constriction
- contraction
- contribute
- cord
- cotton
- deposition
- direction
- dispose
- drift
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is vein.
- What is one of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf called?
- What is one of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation called?
- What is a fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance. "Down to the veins of earth." Milton. Let the glass of the prisms be free from veins. Sir I. Newton called?
- What is a streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation called?
- What is a train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course. He can open a vein of true and noble thinking. Swift called?
- What is to form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins. Tennyson called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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