blood
/blˈʌd/
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Definitions
Noun
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"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"
Noun
temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"
Noun
a dissolute man in fashionable society
Noun
the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Noun
people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"
Verb
smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
Synonyms
ancestry
blood line
bloodline
descent
line
line of descent
lineage
origin
parentage
pedigree
profligate
rake
rakehell
rip
roue
stemma
stock