vein

nouns

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
"all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"
vein, vena, venous blood vessel
is derived from
venous
a distinctive style or manner
"he continued in this vein for several minutes"
vein
is a type of (narrower)
a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
"all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
expressive style, style
any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
nervure, vein
is derived from
veinal
a layer of ore between layers of rock
mineral vein, vein
one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
nervure, vein

verbs

make a veinlike pattern
vein
is a type of (narrower)
color with a liquid dye or tint
"Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
stain