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(anatomy) A blood vessel
“We applied an appropriate standard technique of administering the drug into a vein of the forearm.”
A streak or stripe of a different color
“It is a Stilton-type cheese with beautiful orange coloring and a blue vein.”
A distinctive style, mood or quality
“The video portrays its members in a similar vein to the fictional presidential cabinet in the TV series.”
A sign or indication of (the existence of) something
“Sweeney Todd was to be a dark musical relieved by a vein of black comedy, a bloodbath that would be suspended somewhere between melodrama and farce.”
A distinctive way of putting ideas into words
“For years, the author has been writing on human affairs using the same critical vein.”
A fracture in rock containing a deposit of minerals or ore
“At first sight, the most remarkable mineral of the vein is villiaumite.”
Possession of a similar meaning through paraphrasing
A particular type or variant something
An excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals
A way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done
An abundant source of something, especially information
The characteristic of being ridiculous
A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning
Lustrous chemical element
Nervure
The intrinsic nature or quality of something, especially abstract, which determines its character
Rich source
A duct or canal holding or conveying blood or other fluid
A thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair
Within a vein
To mark something with striations
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