blood
1 of 2noun
ˈbləd 
often attributive
1
a(1)
: the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body
(2)
: a comparable fluid of an invertebrate
b
: a fluid resembling blood
2
: the shedding of blood
also : the taking of life
3
a
: lifeblood
broadly : life
b
: human stock or lineage
especially : royal lineage
a prince of the blood
c
: relationship by descent from a common ancestor : kinship
d
: persons related through common descent : kindred
e(1)
: honorable or high birth or descent
(2)
: descent from parents of recognized breed or pedigree
4
a
: blood regarded as the seat of the emotions : temper
b
obsolete : lust
c
: a showy foppish man : rake
5
: members of a team, staff, or organization : personnel
a company in need of new blood
6
informal : an African American male —used especially among Black people
blood
2 of 2verb
blooded; blooding; bloods
transitive verb
1
: to stain or wet with blood
2
archaic : bleed sense 1
3
: to expose (a hunting dog) to sight, scent, or taste of the blood of its prey
4
: to give experience to
troops blooded in battle
Synonyms
Noun
- clan
- family
- folks
- house
- kin
- kindred
- kinfolk
- kinfolks
- kinsfolk
- line
- lineage
- people
- race
- stock
- tribe
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun The accident victim has already lost a lot of blood. the blood in your veins
Recent Examples on the Web
Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Theranos claimed its technology could accurately and efficiently test for conditions like cancer and diabetes with just a few drops of blood. Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Bracken’s system also contained 0.012 milligrams of fentanyl per liter of blood — a lethal dose. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 MyNetDiary also offers a separate but similar app for diabetics, Diabetes Tracker, which allows users to input medications and to monitor, track and set targets for blood glucose levels. Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2022 The rousing theme music remains the same, but the setting is constrained, with rivers of blood coursing through the walls of Old Valyria, the ancestral home of the Targaryen family. David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2022 The 22-year-old was scrubbed, cut in half and drained of blood. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022 Photos of their bodies lying in pools of blood were shared across Telegram after the fact. Beatrice Dupuy, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 Groton police found the body of Mary Fairbairn, 57, lying in bed in a pool of blood. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Haji believes Vipingo Ridge's efforts to blood the next generation of golfing talent are reflective of the sport's increasing popularity in Kenya. Jack Bantock, CNN, 6 May 2022 How long after getting the J&J vaccine can blood clots occur? Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021 The challenge of 2020 will be starting to blood them in the big leagues without overwhelming them, allowing the players to finish their development at a reasonable pace. Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2021 Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. Mark Johnson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2020 Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2020 Additionally, some research says that dinosaurs were neither warm- or cold-blooded but lived in the space in between, known as mesotherms. Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2020 White sharks, another winter visitor to Florida waters, are warm blooded, and can handle a wider range of temperatures. Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2020 See More
Noun
According to court records, authorities found a trail of blood leading from Boggs’s body across the floor to the bedroom, down the hallway and to the living room. Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Theranos claimed its technology could accurately and efficiently test for conditions like cancer and diabetes with just a few drops of blood. Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Bracken’s system also contained 0.012 milligrams of fentanyl per liter of blood — a lethal dose. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 MyNetDiary also offers a separate but similar app for diabetics, Diabetes Tracker, which allows users to input medications and to monitor, track and set targets for blood glucose levels. Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2022 The rousing theme music remains the same, but the setting is constrained, with rivers of blood coursing through the walls of Old Valyria, the ancestral home of the Targaryen family. David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2022 The 22-year-old was scrubbed, cut in half and drained of blood. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022 Photos of their bodies lying in pools of blood were shared across Telegram after the fact. Beatrice Dupuy, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 Groton police found the body of Mary Fairbairn, 57, lying in bed in a pool of blood. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Verb
Having a hepatitis B or C infection can also be a trigger, as can blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Haji believes Vipingo Ridge's efforts to blood the next generation of golfing talent are reflective of the sport's increasing popularity in Kenya. Jack Bantock, CNN, 6 May 2022 How long after getting the J&J vaccine can blood clots occur? Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021 The challenge of 2020 will be starting to blood them in the big leagues without overwhelming them, allowing the players to finish their development at a reasonable pace. Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2021 Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. Mark Johnson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2020 Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2020 Additionally, some research says that dinosaurs were neither warm- or cold-blooded but lived in the space in between, known as mesotherms. Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2020 White sharks, another winter visitor to Florida waters, are warm blooded, and can handle a wider range of temperatures. Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English blōd; akin to Old High German bluot blood
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Verb
1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing blood
Kids Definition
blood
noun
ˈbləd
1
: the red fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of persons and animals and that brings nourishment and oxygen to and carries away waste products from all parts of the body
2
: relationship through a common ancestor : kinship
She is my aunt by marriage, not by blood.
Medical Definition
blood
noun
ˈbləd
often attributive
1
: the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body
2
: a fluid of an invertebrate comparable to blood
3
: blood regarded in medieval physiology as one of the four humors and believed to be the seat of the emotions
4
: descent from parents of recognized breed or pedigree
blood
noun
1
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor in his mind, blood came before anything else, and he would not betray his criminal brother to the police Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- family
- house
- clan
- tribe
- lineage
- race
- kindred
- people
- kin
- descendant
- folks
- household
- stock
- kinfolk
- descendent
- line
- dynasty
- kinsfolk
- offspring
- kinfolks
- relative
- progeny
- nuclear family
- brood
- seed
- kith
- blended family
- extended family
- clansman
- kinsman
- scion
- issue
- kinswoman
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- extraction
- birth
- descent
- origin
- ancestry
- pedigree
2
as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended the language expert was certain that a young woman with such an upper-class accent had to be of royal blood Synonyms & Similar Words
- ancestry
- lineage
- pedigree
- descent
- breeding
- genealogy
- family
- extraction
- origin
- bloodline
- birth
- strain
- parentage
- stock
- line
- family tree
- relations
- relatives
- house
- race
- heredity
- kindred
- kin
- succession
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- seed
- progeny
- offspring
- issue
- posterity
- child
- son
- heir
- successor
- inheritor
3
as in soul
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions in your blood you know this business deal just isn't right Synonyms & Similar Words
- soul
- heart
- breast
- bosom
- bone(s)
- gut
- mind
- belly
- inside
- core
- quick
- conscience
- inner space
- heartstrings
4
as in murder
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life blood will always have blood, and so the killing never ends Synonyms & Similar Words
- murder
- slaying
- homicide
- killing
- slaughter
- bloodshed
- massacre
- carnage
- rubout
- butchery
- execution
- assassination
- foul play
- manslaughter
- mercy killing
- decimation
- destruction
- fratricide
- euthanasia
- regicide
- parricide
- chance-medley
- patricide
- matricide
- uxoricide
- filicide
- hit
Phrases Containing blood
- corporatists
- corporative
- corporativism
- corporativisms
- corporatization
- corporatize
- corporatized
- corporatizing
- corporator
- corporators
- corporeal
- corporealised
- corporealises
- corporealising
- corporealist
- corporealists
- corporealities
- corporeality
- corporealize
- corporeally
- corporealness
- corporealnesses
- corporeals
- corporeities
- corporeity