Blood — synonyms, definition

1. blood (Noun) archaic

35 synonyms

ancestry annihilation assassination birth blood line bloodline bloodshed butchery carnage descent extraction family gore guts homicide killing line line of descent lineage manslaughter • • •

5 definitions

blood (Noun) — The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets. ex. "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products" ex. "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"

blood (Noun) — Temperament or disposition. ex. "a person of hot blood"

blood (Noun) — The descendants of one individual.

blood (Noun) — People viewed as members of a group. ex. "we need more young blood in this organization"

blood (Noun) — A dissolute man in fashionable society.

13 types of

bodily fluid body fluid debauchee disposition family tree genealogy humor humour libertine liquid body substance people rounder temperament

24 types

arterial blood blood clot blood group blood stream blood type bloodstream cord blood family family line folk gore grume kinfolk kinsfolk kith and kin lifeblood menorrhea menorrhoea menstrual blood menstrual flow • • •

5 parts

Serum blood cell blood corpuscle blood serum corpuscle

2 topics

craniate vertebrate

2. blood (Verb) archaic

1 definition

blood (Verb) — Smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill.

2 types of

daub smear