any of the tubular converging vessels that carry blood from the capillaries towards the heart: compare artery, capillary1
= blood vessel
a distinctive element or quality; a strain
a frame of mind; a mood
a streak or marking suggesting a vein, e.g. in marble
any of the vascular bundles forming the framework of a leaf
any of the thickened ribs that stiffen the wings of an insect
a deposit of ore, coal, etc, esp in a rock fissure
veined adj
veining noun
veinal adj
veinlet /ʹvaynlit/ noun
vein-like adj
veiny adj
[Middle English veine via Old French from Latin vena]