Synonyms for vein
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1. vein, vena, venous blood vesselnoun

   a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

   "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"

   Synonyms:
   vena, venous blood vessel, nervure, mineral vein

2. veinnoun

   a distinctive style or manner

   "he continued in this vein for several minutes"

   Synonyms:
   vena, venous blood vessel, nervure, mineral vein

3. vein, nervurenoun

   any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ

   Synonyms:
   vena, venous blood vessel, nervure, mineral vein

4. vein, mineral veinnoun

   a layer of ore between layers of rock

   Synonyms:
   vena, venous blood vessel, nervure, mineral vein

5. vein, nervureverb

   one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect

   Synonyms:
   vena, venous blood vessel, nervure, mineral vein

6. veinverb

   make a veinlike pattern

Matched Categories

1. • Expressive Style
   • Geological Formation
   • Stain

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1. veinnoun

   Synonyms:
   blood-vessel

2. veinnoun

   Synonyms:
   rib (of a leaf), nerve

3. veinnoun

   Synonyms:
   seam (in a mine), lode

4. veinnoun

   Synonyms:
   stripe, streak

5. veinnoun

   Synonyms:
   bent, humor, disposition, mood

6. veinnoun

   Synonyms:
   talent, faculty, genius, quality, strain, turn of mind, peculiar temper

7. veinverb

   Synonyms:
   stripe, streak

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. veinnoun

   Associated words:
   venous, blood vessel

2. veinnoun

   Synonyms:
   seam, lode

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1. List of paraphrases for "vein":

   venous, vena, spirit, token, sense, context, seam, regard, line, luck, connection, mind

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1. Whistler family:

   Ella Whistler suffered very serious, life-threatening injuries from being shot 7 times in the face, neck, hand, and upper chest area, ella Whistler underwent emergency, life-saving surgery after being airlifted … and Ella Whistler injuries include collapsed lungs ; a broken jaw, clavicle, multiple neck vertebras, and ribs ; a severed vertebral vein ; significant nerve damage ; and numerous related injuries.

2. Craig Venter:

   I'd rather have a gold mine with a deep vein of gold and modern industrial equipment to mine it rather than sitting there with a pan in a stream looking for gold, both will find gold. It's a question of how much you find.

3. Francois Canonica:

   There was no bad odour at the time, Swiss banks and their secrecy were an engine of the Swiss economy in the same vein as chocolates and watch-making.

4. King Henry III of France:

   Old creature with a sore leg (reference to Elizabeth I- he was incorrectly told she limped because of a varicose vein)

5. Andrew Brunette:

   They are a very tough team to play, and you see the talent they have coming through their system, if they continue in this vein, they are going to be a problem for us.