vein
Collocations
11(noun.) tube carrying blood in the body
ADJ
blue
You could see the blue veins running across his hands as he grew older.
broken, thread, varicose
My grandmother had varicose veins in her legs from years of standing at work.
jugular
VERB + VEIN
course/run along/through, flow through, pump through, race through, rush through
Blood pumps through your veins to deliver oxygen to every part of your body.
VEIN + VERB
bulge, pulse, stand out, throb
His neck veins throbbed visibly as he lifted the heavy box above his head.
(noun.) particular style/quality
ADJ
rich
VERB + VEIN
hit, strike
The young musician struck a rich vein of creativity when she started composing her own songs.
tap (into)
PREP
~ of
There's a real vein of sadness running through all of her poems.
PHRASES
in a different vein, in a lighter/more serious vein
After discussing politics all morning, they decided to chat in a lighter vein for the rest of lunch.
in the same vein/in a similar vein