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Moderatevein
The correct spelling is vein.
How to pronounce vein
/veɪn/
nounIPA: /veɪn/
Say it like: Vay-n
The correct spelling is vein. A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. For example: "in the same vein"
Usage Examples
“in the same vein”
“The play is in a satirical vein.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- 2.(in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.
- 3.In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
- 4.The nervure of an insect’s wing.
- 5.A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
verb
- 1.To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.
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