veins

1. A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
2. 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 stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
7. A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.
8. A style, tendency, or quality.
9. A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.