vein

noun/veɪn/

Frequency rank: #5,594 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart; also a streak of mineral in rock.

Illustration for the English word “vein”

Example sentence

The doctor could see the blue vein running along the back of her hand.

Synonyms & related words

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