Blood
noun
The red liquid that flows through the bodies of people and animals.
The nurse took a sample of my blood for testing.
Often appears as...
- blood sample
- blood test
noun
The people in your family.
We share the same blood, we are siblings.
Often appears as...
- blood relatives
- blood brother
noun
The characteristics, qualities, or temperament inherited from one's family.
His love for sports is in his blood.
Often appears as...
- blood is thicker than water
- it's in their blood
Usage tips
Approving
noun
Murder or the act of killing.
There was blood on his hands after the fight.
Often appears as...
- have blood on one's hands
- blood and gore
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Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A person of a non-white racial grouping.
I ran into some of my old bloods when I visited my home town.
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Informal
Slang
noun
The red liquid that flows through the bodies of people and animals.
The nurse took a sample of my blood for testing.
Often appears as...
- blood sample
- blood test
noun
The people in your family.
We share the same blood, we are siblings.
Often appears as...
- blood relatives
- blood brother
noun
The characteristics, qualities, or temperament inherited from one's family.
His love for sports is in his blood.
Often appears as...
- blood is thicker than water
- it's in their blood
Usage tips
Approving
noun
Murder or the act of killing.
There was blood on his hands after the fight.
Often appears as...
- have blood on one's hands
- blood and gore
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A person of a non-white racial grouping.
I ran into some of my old bloods when I visited my home town.
Usage tips
Informal
Slang
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Pro Tip 1/3Idiomatic Expressions
Understand phrases like 'blue blood' which refers to nobility, not actually blue in color.
Despite being a blue blood, she's very down-to-earth.
Pro Tip 2/3Vivid Imagery
'Blood' often evokes strong emotions or indicates seriousness in situations or discussions.
The boxer was fighting with blood and sweat.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Usage
'Blood' can mean actual blood for medical or biological contexts, like blood cells or blood transfusion.
She donated blood at the local hospital.
Pro Tip 1/3Idiomatic Expressions
Understand phrases like 'blue blood' which refers to nobility, not actually blue in color.
Despite being a blue blood, she's very down-to-earth.
Pro Tip 2/3Vivid Imagery
'Blood' often evokes strong emotions or indicates seriousness in situations or discussions.
The boxer was fighting with blood and sweat.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Usage
'Blood' can mean actual blood for medical or biological contexts, like blood cells or blood transfusion.
She donated blood at the local hospital.
Pro Tip 1/3Idiomatic Expressions
Understand phrases like 'blue blood' which refers to nobility, not actually blue in color.
Despite being a blue blood, she's very down-to-earth.
Pro Tip 2/3Vivid Imagery
'Blood' often evokes strong emotions or indicates seriousness in situations or discussions.
The boxer was fighting with blood and sweat.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Usage
'Blood' can mean actual blood for medical or biological contexts, like blood cells or blood transfusion.
She donated blood at the local hospital.
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What happens during a...
If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly. If you have access to emergency medical services, call them. They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery,
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What does the liver do?...
that it then sorts, processes and stores with the help of thousands of tiny internal processing plants, known as lobules. Both blood flows also deliver the oxygen that the liver needs to function. The blood that is received from the intestine contains carbohydrates, fats,
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Oxygen’s surprisingly...
that are surrounded by capillaries. Together, the alveolar wall and capillaries make a two-cell thick membrane that brings blood and oxygen close enough for diffusion. These oxygen-enriched cells are then carried from the lungs through the cardiovascular network,
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Bill Gates: The next...
As an example, we could have taken the blood of survivors, processed it, and put that plasma back in people to protect them. But that was never tried. So there was a lot that was missing. And these things are really a global failure.
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Why do we harvest...
have been protected by their blood. If you've ever had an injection, that probably includes you. How did horseshoe crabs end up with such special blood? Like other invertebrates, the horseshoe crab has an open circulatory system.
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The psychological weight...
normal blood sugar without medication for more than five years i am no longer a type 2 diabetic so thank you very much so if any of you have a health issue that you need to deal with or a life change you need to deal
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Vampires: Is It Real? PIPE...
her blood out into a beaker but why he said that he was a vampire and that he drank up the blood the nightmare continued for hours in between feedings the kidnapper kept her handcuffed in the bathtub it was through
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How do your kidneys...
These organs have the power to activate vitamin D to secrete a hormone called renin that raises blood pressure, and another hormone called erythropoietin, which increases red blood cell production.
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Why Dogs Stick Their...
the single chemical aldehyde found in blood makes this one time hunter drool there is a way to bring their smelly world to life shiron photography visualizes the ear currents that carry
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Why do blood types...
It's often said that despite humanity's many conflicts, we all bleed the same blood. It's a nice thought but not quite accurate. In fact, our blood comes in a few different varieties.
Video examples
What happens during a...
If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly. If you have access to emergency medical services, call them. They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery,
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
that it then sorts, processes and stores with the help of thousands of tiny internal processing plants, known as lobules. Both blood flows also deliver the oxygen that the liver needs to function. The blood that is received from the intestine contains carbohydrates, fats,
Video examples
Oxygen’s surprisingly...
that are surrounded by capillaries. Together, the alveolar wall and capillaries make a two-cell thick membrane that brings blood and oxygen close enough for diffusion. These oxygen-enriched cells are then carried from the lungs through the cardiovascular network,
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
As an example, we could have taken the blood of survivors, processed it, and put that plasma back in people to protect them. But that was never tried. So there was a lot that was missing. And these things are really a global failure.
Video examples
Why do we harvest...
have been protected by their blood. If you've ever had an injection, that probably includes you. How did horseshoe crabs end up with such special blood? Like other invertebrates, the horseshoe crab has an open circulatory system.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
normal blood sugar without medication for more than five years i am no longer a type 2 diabetic so thank you very much so if any of you have a health issue that you need to deal with or a life change you need to deal
Video examples
Vampires: Is It Real? PIPE...
her blood out into a beaker but why he said that he was a vampire and that he drank up the blood the nightmare continued for hours in between feedings the kidnapper kept her handcuffed in the bathtub it was through
Video examples
How do your kidneys...
These organs have the power to activate vitamin D to secrete a hormone called renin that raises blood pressure, and another hormone called erythropoietin, which increases red blood cell production.
Video examples
Why Dogs Stick Their...
the single chemical aldehyde found in blood makes this one time hunter drool there is a way to bring their smelly world to life shiron photography visualizes the ear currents that carry
Video examples
Why do blood types...
It's often said that despite humanity's many conflicts, we all bleed the same blood. It's a nice thought but not quite accurate. In fact, our blood comes in a few different varieties.
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Quote examples
Joe Budden
American Musician
You put your blood, sweat, and tears into an album and you think that's where it ends, but no - when you go on tour you're still carrying the life of that album and the life of those songs until you put your next project out.
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Nicole Scherzinger
American Musician
Music is my passion - it's what I love and it's in my blood. You can never take me away from my work.
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Jocelyn Wildenstein
Swiss Celebrity
I love my children dearly, they are my blood. I want nothing more to have them back in my life.
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Robert Anton Wilson
American Writer
Nothing of any importance can be taught. It can only be learned, and with blood and sweat.
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Gustave Flaubert
French Novelist
One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very blood of thought!
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Aaron Neville
American Musician
New Orleans will always be in my heart. New Orleans raised me - it's in my blood.
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Christopher Jackson
American Actor
Well, theater is kind of my life blood. Not kind of - it is my life blood.
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Rekha
Indian Actress
Life is not perfect. I've had my share of sweat, blood and pain.
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian Scientist
I cannot bear the responsibility for one drop of blood.
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Donna Tartt
American Novelist
Character, to me, is the life's blood of fiction.
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Joe Budden
American Musician
You put your blood, sweat, and tears into an album and you think that's where it ends, but no - when you go on tour you're still carrying the life of that album and the life of those songs until you put your next project out.
Quote examples
Nicole Scherzinger
American Musician
Music is my passion - it's what I love and it's in my blood. You can never take me away from my work.
Quote examples
Jocelyn Wildenstein
Swiss Celebrity
I love my children dearly, they are my blood. I want nothing more to have them back in my life.
Quote examples
Robert Anton Wilson
American Writer
Nothing of any importance can be taught. It can only be learned, and with blood and sweat.
Quote examples
Gustave Flaubert
French Novelist
One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very blood of thought!
Quote examples
Aaron Neville
American Musician
New Orleans will always be in my heart. New Orleans raised me - it's in my blood.
Quote examples
Christopher Jackson
American Actor
Well, theater is kind of my life blood. Not kind of - it is my life blood.
Quote examples
Rekha
Indian Actress
Life is not perfect. I've had my share of sweat, blood and pain.
Quote examples
Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian Scientist
I cannot bear the responsibility for one drop of blood.
Quote examples
Donna Tartt
American Novelist
Character, to me, is the life's blood of fiction.
Example 1 of 10
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