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blood
(bl/@/d )

noun (n)

  • the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets(noun.body)
    Example:
    Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products.
    The ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions.
    source: wordnet30
  • temperament or disposition(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    A person of hot blood.
    source: wordnet30
  • a dissolute man in fashionable society(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    profligate, rake, rakehell, rip, roue
    source: wordnet30
  • the descendants of one individual(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    ancestry, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
    source: wordnet30
  • people viewed as members of a group(noun.group)
    Example:
    We need more young blood in this organization.
    source: wordnet30
  • The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under Arterial.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • To bleed.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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