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 blood blood /ˈblʌd/

noun

  1. () The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets  ( blood )
    the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
     Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products
    blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products
     The ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions
    the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions
  2. () Temperament or disposition  ( blood )
    temperament or disposition
     A person of hot blood
    a person of hot blood
  3. () The descendants of one individual  ( blood line , bloodline , descent , blood , line of descent , origin , parentage , stemma , stock , ancestry , line , lineage , pedigree )
    the descendants of one individual
     His entire lineage has been warriors
    his entire lineage has been warriors
  4. () [Archaic] A dissolute man in fashionable society  ( profligate , rake , rakehell [Archaic] , blood [Archaic] , rip , roue , roué [Archaic] )
    a dissolute man in fashionable society
  5. People viewed as members of a group  ( blood )
    people viewed as members of a group
     We need more young blood in this organization
    we need more young blood in this organization

verb

  1. Smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill  ( blood )
    smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill