Noun

• S: (n) vein, vena, venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart) "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"
• S: (n) vein (a distinctive style or manner) "he continued in this vein for several minutes"
• S: (n) vein, nervure (any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ)
• S: (n) vein, mineral vein (a layer of ore between layers of rock)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) bonanza (an especially rich vein of precious ore)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) vein, nervure (one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect)

Verb

• S: (v) vein (make a veinlike pattern)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) stain (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"
• S: (v) dye (color with dye) "Please dye these shoes"
• S: (v) discolor, discolour, colour, color (change color, often in an undesired manner) "The shirts discolored"
• S: (v) change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature) "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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