blood
45 ENTRIES FOUND:
- blood (noun)
- blood–red (adjective)
- blood bank (noun)
- blood brother (noun)
- blood cell (noun)
- blood clot (noun)
- blood count (noun)
- blood doping (noun)
- blood feud (noun)
- blood group (noun)
- blood heat (noun)
- blood money (noun)
- blood orange (noun)
- blood platelet (noun)
- blood poisoning (noun)
- blood pressure (noun)
- blood relative (noun)
- blood sausage (noun)
- blood sport (noun)
- blood sugar (noun)
- blood test (noun)
- blood transfusion (noun)
- blood type (noun)
- blood vessel (noun)
- bad blood (noun)
- blue blood (noun)
- cold–blooded (adjective)
- full–blooded (adjective)
- hot–blooded (adjective)
- red blood cell (noun)
- red–blooded (adjective)
- warm–blooded (adjective)
- white blood cell (noun)
- boil (verb)
- cold (adjective)
- curdle (verb)
- draw (verb)
- flesh (noun)
- gut (noun)
- shed (verb)
- spill (verb)
- sweat (verb)
- taste (verb)
- thick (adjective)
- water (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLOOD
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1
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the red liquid that flows through the bodies of people and animals
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see also bad blood, cold-blooded, full-blooded, hot-blooded, red-blooded, warm-blooded
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The accident victim has already lost a lot of blood.
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the blood in your veins
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She donates/gives blood twice a year. [=twice a year she has blood taken out of her body so that it can be put into the body of a person who needs it]
2
— used to say that a person's ancestors were of a particular kind
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see also blue blood, blue-blooded
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There's some Italian blood in her family. [=one or more of her family's ancestors was Italian]
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a man of royal blood [=a man with kings and queens in his family]
3
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members of a team, company, or organization
— usually used in the phrases new blood or young blood
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Our company could benefit from some new blood. [=new employees]
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We've just added some young blood to the team.
blood and guts
blood is thicker than water
◊ The saying blood is thicker than water means that a person's family is more important than a person's other relationships or needs.
blood is up
◊ In British English, when you say that someone's blood is up, you mean that someone is angry and wants to fight or argue.
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It's best to avoid her when her blood is up.
blood on your hands
◊ If someone's blood is on your hands, you are responsible for that person's death.
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It's your fault she died. Her blood is on your hands!
by blood
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by a relationship that connects two people through their natural parents, grandparents, etc.
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My aunt and I are related by blood. [=my aunt is the sister of one of my parents]
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My aunt and I are not related by blood. [=my aunt is/was married to the brother of one of my parents]
draw blood
1
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to take blood from a person's body for medical reasons
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We need to draw some blood to test you for the virus.
2
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to cause blood to flow from a person's body
— sometimes used figuratively
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The punch to the nose drew blood. [=caused the nose to bleed]
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Some politicians view debates as chances to draw blood from their opponents.
flesh and blood
in cold blood
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in a deliberate way
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following a plan
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They were killed in cold blood by terrorists.
in your blood
◊ If something (such as an ability or activity) is in your blood, it is part of your nature and is often shared by your family members.
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With two parents who are painters, art is in her blood.
make someone's blood boil
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to make someone very angry
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His hate-filled speeches make my blood boil! [=make me see red]
make someone's blood curdle
or make someone's blood run cold
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to cause someone to be very afraid or disgusted
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The horrible news made our blood run cold.
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a ghost story that will make your blood curdle
out for blood
◊ If you are out for blood or out for someone's blood, you are very angry and you want to kill someone or to cause someone pain or discomfort.
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Those soldiers were out for blood.
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His ex-wife is out for his blood.
spill/shed blood
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to kill people violently
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The blood of too many young people has been spilled/shed.
sweat blood
informal
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to care a lot about something and work very hard for it
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basketball players who sweat blood for their teams
taste blood
informal
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to experience pleasure as a result of defeating an opponent
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She has tasted blood now, and can't wait to meet her rival on the court again.
