1 [C] any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body to the heart:
the jugular vein * The nurse was having trouble finding a vein in his arm.
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seealsoVARICOSEVEIN
2 [C] any of the very thin tubes that form the frame of a leaf or an insect's wing
3 [C] a narrow strip of a different colour in some types of stone, wood and cheese
4 [C] a thin layer of minerals or metal contained in rock:
a vein of gold
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5 [sing.] ~ (of sth) an amount of a particular quality or feature in sth:
They had tapped a rich vein of information in his secretary. * There was a vein of proverbial wisdom in what he said.
6 [sing.,U] a particular style or manner:
A number of other people commented in a similar vein. * 'And that's not all,' he continued in angry vein. * Other speakers tackled the same problem in a lighter vein.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is vein a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, vein is tagged as noun.
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