| Front | vein |
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| Back | vein /veɪn/ noun 1 [countable] one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body → artery: the pulmonary vein She felt the blood racing through her veins as they kissed. 2[countable] one of the thin lines on a leaf or on an insect’s wing 3[countable] one of the thin lines on a piece of cheese or some types of stone 4[countable] a thin layer of a valuable metal or mineral which is contained in rock vein of veins of gold 5in a ... vein in a particular style of speaking or writing about something in the same vein/in a similar vein There was more humour, in much the same vein. in a serious/light-hearted etc vein poems in a lighter vein 6a vein of humour/malice etc a small amount of humour etc: In voicing our fear of old age, Rivers has discovered a rich vein of comedy. → deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins |
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