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

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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. San Diego Supervisor Greg Cox:

   I admire The US and the work that The US's been doing but I think the standard The US set last week, to not allow businesses to reopen unless the counties have gone two weeks without any deaths, is unrealistic in any urban county, we certainly want to work with The US in a cooperative vein but we need to have standards that are attainable.

2. Samuel Dagogo-Jack:

   We have to stick the patient’s finger or draw blood from a vein. So when in hospice, we relax the goals of treatment and we also make the decision of what is rational as far as the frequency in testing blood sugar levels. We have to practice the principle of doing no harm and maximizing the comfort of the patient.

3. Varshini Prakash:

   So, I do think that opportunity to engage in this one tool of, not just direct action but also mass non-violent action as a means of change which we know is pretty effective — the window for doing something in that vein is getting shorter.

4. 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.

5. Whistler family:

   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.