The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - veinn.

1) blood-vessel; nervure: He killed himself by opening a vein in his wrist. 2) streak, seam, stripe, striation, stria, thread, line: The reddish vein gives this marble a warm feeling. 3) seam, lode, stratum, course, deposit, bed: The prospector discovered a vein of almost pure gold in the old mine. 4) thread, hint, suggestion, touch, trace, streak, line, strain, mood, spirit, tone, note, tenor, feeling, attitude, disposition, humour, temper; tendency or inclination or proclivity toward(s) : Underlying her apparent kindness is a vein of bitter hatred. 5) way, manner, course, fashion, style, mode, pattern: He would have continued in that same vein if the chairman hadn't stopped him.