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blood
Temperament or disposition
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noun
Temperament or disposition
“A person of hot blood”
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”
noun
People viewed as members of a group
“We need more young blood in this organization”
noun
The hereditary derivation of an individual
“His entire lineage has been warriors”
noun
A dissolute man in fashionable society
verb
Smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
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A person of hot blood
Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products
The ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions
We need more young blood in this organization
His entire lineage has been warriors
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