character vs vein

character

noun
  • A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene. 

  • Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength. 

  • A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group. 

  • A being involved in the action of a story. 

  • A person or individual, especially one who is unknown. 

  • Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty. 

  • One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character. 

  • A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type. 

  • A written or printed symbol, or letter. 

  • A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma. 

vein

noun
  • A style, tendency, or quality. 

  • A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. 

  • In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle. 

  • The entrails of a shrimp. 

  • A sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock. 

  • The nervure of an insect’s wing. 

  • A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc. 

  • A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance. 

  • A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks. 

verb
  • To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern. 

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