vein

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. blood vessel, rib (of a leaf); streak, stripe, marbling; [ore] deposit, lode, seam, ledge, leader; thread; bent, humor, disposition, temper. See filament, feeling, narrowness.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A deposit of ore]

Syn. lode, bed, mineral bed, seam, striation, streak, strike, ledge, lead, reef, dike.

2. [A blood vessel, especially leading to the heart]

Syn. duct, canal, vena cava, varicose vein, veinlet, venule, artery, arteriole, capillary; see also artery 2 , vessel 3 .

Major veins of the human body include: jugular, pulmonary, subclavian, portal, iliac, hepatic, renal, cervical, brachiocephalic, femoral, saphenous.

3. [Anything resembling a vein, sense 2]

Syn. hair, thread, follicle, nerve, rib, nervure, venation.

4. [A distinctive quality or mood]

Syn. strain, humor, temper, tenor tone, style, bent, ilk, tang, spice, dash; see also characteristic , mood 1 , temperament .

See Synonym Study at mood .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. blood vessel capillary, artery.

2. tone quality, feeling, style, manner, mode, strain, mood, way, fashion.

3. streak seam, load, line, layer, stratum.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. An intermixture of a contrasting or unexpected quality, especially in a person's character: strain2, streak. See BE. 2. A temporary state of mind or feeling: frame of mind, humor, mood, spirit (used in plural), temper. See FEELINGS. 3. A distinctive way of expressing oneself: fashion, manner, mode, style, tone. See STYLE.