American English pronunciation

How to pronounce veins

IPA transcription: ['veɪnz]

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Noun

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

    “all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood”

  • a distinctive style or manner

    “he continued in this vein for several minutes”

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

  • a layer of ore between layers of rock

  • one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect

Verb

  • make a veinlike pattern