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1. blood - noun

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

Hypernym(s): liquid_body_substance, bodily_fluid, body_fluid, humor, humour




2. blood - noun

· temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"

Hypernym(s): disposition, temperament




3. blood - noun

· a dissolute man in fashionable society

Synonym(s): rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, roue

Hypernym(s): libertine, debauchee, rounder




4. blood - noun

· the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

Synonym(s): lineage, line, line_of_descent, descent, bloodline, blood_line, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock

Hypernym(s): genealogy, family_tree




5. blood - noun

· people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"

Hypernym(s): people




6. 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

Hypernym(s): daub, smear





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