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blood

/blʌd/noun, verb1 syllable

Blood means: the hereditary derivation of an individual.

Synonyms for blood17

noun, as in the hereditary derivation of an individual

lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock

noun, as in a dissolute man in fashionable society

rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, roue

What does blood mean?6

noun

1

the hereditary derivation of an individual“his entire lineage has been warriors”

2

a dissolute man in fashionable society

3

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”

4

temperament or disposition“a person of hot blood”

5

people viewed as members of a group“we need more young blood in this organization”

verb

1

smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with blood?6

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Blood in a sentence

  • I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.jerom
  • Reynolds' blood pressure is dangerously high, especially when he's mad.papabear
  • She didn't have enough iron, so she couldn't give blood.Zifre
  • In order to staunch the flow of blood, apply direct pressure to the wound._undertoad
  • To some degree, we carry the ancient oceans in our blood.tijlan
  • If more people gave blood, the world would be a happier place.VCatmur
  • During the eclipse, the moon became blood red.Hybrid
  • Arteries, veins, and capillaries are the three main types of blood vessel.Vanilla

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of blood

as a noun

plural
bloods

as a verb

past tense
blooded
present participle
blooding
third-person singular
bloods
past participle
blooded