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)
• 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)