Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #938 of 1319

vein (n.)

a vessel carrying blood to the heart

Examples

  • Blue veins.

Key rules

  • A vein is a vessel that carries blood to the heart
  • A blue vein, a vein in the arm
  • Vein is countable

Common mistakes

  • The veins is blue → The vein is blue
💡 Tip: Body // Blood // Health
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