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