Found 3 items, similar to vein.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: vein barik-barik, nadi, urat, urat darah halus
English → English (WordNet) Definition: vein vein v : make a veinlike pattern vein n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood [syn: vena, venous blood vessel] 2: a distinctive style or manner; “he continued in this vein for several minutes” 3: any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ [syn: nervure] 4: a layer of ore between layers of rock [syn: mineral vein] 5: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect [syn: nervure]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vein Vein \Vein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veined; p. pr. & vb. n. Veining.] To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Vein \Vein\, n. [OE. veine, F. veine, L. vena.] 1. (Anat.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See Artery, 2. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation. [1913 Webster] 4. (Geol. or Mining) A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful minerals or ores. [1913 Webster] 5. A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance. “Down to the veins of earth.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] Let the glass of the prisms be free from veins. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 6. A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and in marble and other stones; variegation. [1913 Webster] 7. A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a current; a course. [1913 Webster] He can open a vein of true and noble thinking. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 8. Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Certain discoursing wits which are of the same veins. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Invoke the Muses, and improve my vein. --Waller. [1913 Webster]