veins

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of vein. Use this form when you mean more than one vein.

   The veins in his hands stood out after the heavy workout.

   Blue veins ran across the smooth marble countertop.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of vein. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   She veins the clay pot with thin lines of darker color.

   He veins each leaf carefully in his pencil drawings.

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