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blood > 7 senses
NOUN1bloodThe fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart
2blood, lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stockThe descendants of one individual
3blood, bloodshed, goreThe shedding of blood resulting in murder
4bloodTemperament or disposition
5blood, rake, profligate, rip, roueA dissolute man in fashionable society
6bloodPeople viewed as members of a group
VERB1bloodSmear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
blood > pronunciation
Soundsblah'd
Rhymesabbreviated, accepted, acid, and 390 more rhymes in ahd at the HyperDic website...
blood > noun 1, body
MeaningThe 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"
Categoryvertebrate, craniate
Partsblood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle
Narrowerarterial blood; gore; lifeblood; bloodstream; blood clot, grume; menorrhea, menstrual blood, menstrual flow; venous blood; whole blood
Broaderliquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour
Substancesserum, blood serum; blood plasma
Adjectiveshemic, haemic, hematic, haematic
Verbsblood
blood > noun 2, group
MeaningThe descendants of one individual.
Synonymslineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
Narrowerfamily, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry; breed; side
Broadergenealogy, family tree
blood > noun 3, act
MeaningThe shedding of blood resulting in murder.
Examples"he avenged the blood of his kinsmen"
Synonymsbloodshed, gore
Broadermurder, slaying, execution
Verbsblood
blood > noun 4, attribute
MeaningTemperament or disposition.
Examples"a person of hot blood"
Broaderdisposition, temperament
blood > noun 5, person
MeaningA dissolute man in fashionable society.
Synonymsrake, profligate, rip, roue
Broaderlibertine, debauchee, rounder
blood > noun 6, group
MeaningPeople viewed as members of a group.
Examples"we need more young blood in this organization"
Broaderpeople
blood > verb, contact
MeaningSmear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderdaub, smear
Nounsblood; blood

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