runway vs vein

runway

noun
  • A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access. 

  • In javelin, long jump, and similar events: a short track along which athletes can accelerate themselves for their jumps or throws. 

  • A stream bed. 

  • Hence, the number of months that a startup company can operate by using up its cash reserves. 

  • The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source. 

  • A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows. 

  • A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from. 

vein

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

  • 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. 

  • A style, tendency, or quality. 

  • 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 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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