blood
/blʌd/
Frequency: 5.10 in modern English
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A person or people related to one by birth; one's biological relative or relatives.
Uncountable
noun
The endometrial lining as it is shed in menstruation; menstrual fluid or period blood.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Some insects are known for consuming blood."
- "Blood started to spurt out of his hand due to the wound."
- "It cannot be denied it [the chameleon] is (if not the moſt of any) a very abſtemious animall, and ſuch as by reaſon of its frigidity, paucity of bloud, and latitancy in the winter (about which time the obſervations are often made) will long ſubſist without a viſible ſuſtentation."
- "The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff."
- "An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine."
- "a friend of our own blood"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: blood, blōd, *blōd, *blōþą, *bʰel-
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Informal
- Obsolete
- British usage
- Slang
- American usage
- Transitive verb
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.