vein

/veɪn/

noun

1
A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
2
(in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.
3
In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
4
The nervure of an insect’s wing.
5
A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
6
A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.
“in the same vein”
7
A style, tendency, or quality.
“The play is in a satirical vein.”
8
A fissure, cleft or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.

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