vein vs vain
Definitions
verb
- make a veinlike pattern
noun
- one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
- a distinctive style or manner
- any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
- a layer of ore between layers of rock
- a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Examples
My body absorbed that ability as well; my veins are internally hardened against acids.
I could perceive no trace of a metallic vein, so thoroughly had it been worked out, but scattered over the hillside with schist, talcose slate, and fragments of quartz, was a great deal of scoriae, showing that metal of some kind had been excavated, and that the smelting had been done on the spot.
VARIOUS LEATHER PICTURE, It's a high classic decoration , made by hand, use nature color and veins of leather to make design, it shows obvious stereoscopy like relief sculpture but softly .
Definitions
adjective
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- unproductive of success
Examples
But try telling that to the little old lady who has waited in vain a couple of years for a vital eye operation.
Finishing the mission so our troops will not have died in vain is the most screwed up thing I have ever heard.
Marshals struggled in vain to prevent spectators rushing onto the racetrack.
