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1. | [ noun ] (biology) the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart | |
Examples: | "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away" "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions" |
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Related terms: | liquid_body_substance humor bloodstream whole_blood lifeblood gore menorrhea venous_blood arterial_blood blood_clot blood_serum blood_cell blood_serum serum blood_serum vertebrate | |
2. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) the shedding of blood resulting in murder | |
Synonyms: | bloodshed gore | |
Examples: | "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" |
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Related terms: | murder gore | |
3. | [ noun ] temperament or disposition | |
Examples: | "a person of hot blood" |
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Related terms: | disposition | |
4. | [ noun ] the descendants of one individual | |
Synonyms: | stock ancestry line pedigree lineage origin bloodline descent parentage stemma blood_line line_of_descent | |
Examples: | "his entire lineage has been warriors" |
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Related terms: | genealogy breed family side rear | |
5. | [ noun ] a dissolute man in fashionable society | |
Synonyms: | profligate rip roue rake | |
Related terms: | libertine | |
6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5317 | |
7. | [ verb ] smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill | |
Related terms: | daub | |
8. | [ noun ] people viewed as members of a group | |
Examples: | "we need more young blood in this organization" |
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Related terms: | people | |
Similar spelling: |
bloody Bloyd blot bloat blida bleed blade blotto BLT blowout |