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vein

/veɪn/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

    all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood

  2. noun

    a distinctive style or manner

    he continued in this vein for several minutes

  3. verb

    make a veinlike pattern

  4. noun

    any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ

  5. noun

    a layer of ore between layers of rock

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