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[ bluhd ]
/ blʌd /
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Definition of blood
noun
verb (used with object)
to stain with blood.
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Idioms about blood
Origin of blood
First recorded before 1000; Middle English blo(o)d, Old English blōd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon blōd, Old High German bluot (German Blut ), Old Norse blōth, Gothic bloth, from Germanic blōdam
OTHER WORDS FROM blood
bloodlike, adjectiveWords nearby blood
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British Dictionary definitions for blood (1 of 2)
blood
/ (blʌd) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for blood
Old English blōd; related to Old Norse blōth, Old High German bluot
British Dictionary definitions for blood (2 of 2)
Blood
/ (blʌd) /
noun
Thomas, known as Colonel Blood . ?1618–80, Irish adventurer, who tried to steal the crown jewels (1671)
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Medical definitions for blood
blood
[ blŭd ]
n.
The fluid consisting of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets that is circulated by the heart through the arteries and veins, carrying oxygen and nutrients to and waste materials away from all body tissues.
One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, identified with the blood found in the blood vessels, and believed to cause cheerfulness.
Descent from a common ancestor; parental lineage.
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Scientific definitions for blood
blood
[ blŭd ]
The fluid tissue that circulates through the body of a vertebrate animal by the pumping action of the heart. Blood is the transport medium by which oxygen and nutrients are carried to body cells and waste products are picked up for excretion. Blood consists of plasma in which red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
A fluid that is similar in function in many invertebrate animals.
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Cultural definitions for blood
blood
The fluid circulating through the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries of the circulatory system. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body and removes waste materials and carbon dioxide. It is composed of plasma (mainly water, but with a mixture of hormones, nutrients, gases, antibodies, and wastes), red blood cells (which carry oxygen), white blood cells (which help combat infection), and platelets (which help the blood clot).
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Other Idioms and Phrases with blood
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