Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vein

5 senses of vein

Sense 1
vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")
       => blood vessel -- (a vessel in which blood circulates)

Sense 2
vein -- (a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes")
       => expressive style, style -- (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper")

Sense 3
vein, nervure -- (any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ)
       => vascular bundle, vascular strand, fibrovascular bundle -- (a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem)

Sense 4
vein, mineral vein -- (a layer of ore between layers of rock)
       => geological formation, formation -- ((geology) the geological features of the earth)

Sense 5
vein, nervure -- (one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect)
       => rib -- (a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb vein

1 sense of vein

Sense 1
vein -- (make a veinlike pattern)
       => stain -- (color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages")