blood vs blood brother

blood

noun
  • A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption (see blood relative, blood relation, by blood). 

  • A blood test or blood sample. 

  • Temper of mind; disposition; mood 

  • Bloodshed. 

  • The juice of anything, especially if red. 

  • A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. 

  • One of the four humours in the human body. 

  • A blood horse, one of good pedigree. 

  • A friend or acquaintance, especially one who is black and male. 

  • The sap or juice which flows in or from plants. 

verb
  • To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody. 

  • To let blood (from); to bleed. 

  • To initiate into warfare or a blood sport, traditionally by smearing with the blood of the first kill witnessed. 

blood brother

noun
  • An unrelated male considered to share a brother-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures. 

  • An unrelated male considered to share such a strong relationship generally. 

  • A brother by blood: a brother-german or half-brother, as distinguished from step-brothers. 

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