English dictionary
blood
nounPronunciation
blʌd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- temperament or disposition
noun
- the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
noun
- people viewed as members of a group
noun
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
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
Example sentences
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