Blood — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets

temperament or disposition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌænɪbəlᵻzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˌɒŋkəskˈɒpɪkli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˌɒŋkəskˈɒpɪkli/

1 syllable Say it as /kˌænɪbəlᵻzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products
the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions
a person of hot blood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ancestry rake descent bloodline profligate origin roue parentage stemma pedigree line blood line line of descent rip stock lineage rakehell

Parts of Speech

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”
noun	temperament or disposition “a person of hot blood”
noun	a dissolute man in fashionable society
noun	the descendants of one individual “his entire lineage has been warriors”
noun	people viewed as members of a group “we need more young blood in this organization”
verb	smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

Word Forms

bloody	adjective	having or covered with or accompanied by blood
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
profligate	adjective	unrestrained by convention or morality
lineal	adjective	in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
descend	verb	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
parent	verb	bring up
blood	noun	the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blut

die Flüssigkeit (bei Wirbeltieren rot), die vom Herzen durch den Körper gepumpt wird und Plasma, Blutzellen und Blutplättchen enthält

🇫🇷French

sang

le liquide (rouge chez les vertébrés) qui est pompé dans le corps par le cœur et contient du plasma, des cellules sanguines et des plaquettes

🇪🇸Spanish

sangre

El líquido (rojo en los vertebrados) que el corazón bombea a través del cuerpo y que contiene plasma, células sanguíneas y plaquetas.

🇮🇹Italian

sangue

il fluido (rosso nei vertebrati) che viene pompato attraverso il corpo dal cuore e contiene plasma, cellule del sangue e piastrine

🇳🇱Dutch

bloed

de vloeistof (rood bij gewervelde dieren) die door het hart door het lichaam wordt gepompt en plasma, bloedcellen en bloedplaatjes bevat

🇵🇹Portuguese

sangue

o fluido (vermelho nos vertebrados) que é bombeado pelo corpo pelo coração e contém plasma, células sanguíneas e plaquetas

🇷🇺Russian

кровь

жидкость (красная у позвоночных), перекачиваемая сердцем по организму и содержащая плазму, клетки крови и тромбоциты.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खून

वह तरल पदार्थ (कशेरूकियों में लाल) जो हृदय द्वारा शरीर में पंप किया जाता है और इसमें प्लाज्मा, रक्त कोशिकाएं और प्लेटलेट्स होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

রক্ত

তরল (মেরুদণ্ডী প্রাণীদের মধ্যে লাল) যা হৃৎপিণ্ড দ্বারা শরীরের মাধ্যমে পাম্প করা হয় এবং এতে প্লাজমা, রক্তকণিকা এবং প্লেটলেট থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

இரத்தம்

திரவம் (முதுகெலும்புகளில் சிவப்பு) இதயத்தால் உடல் வழியாக செலுத்தப்படுகிறது மற்றும் பிளாஸ்மா, இரத்த அணுக்கள் மற்றும் பிளேட்லெட்டுகளைக் கொண்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్తం

ద్రవం (సకశేరుకాలలో ఎరుపు) గుండె ద్వారా శరీరం ద్వారా పంప్ చేయబడుతుంది మరియు ప్లాస్మా, రక్త కణాలు మరియు ప్లేట్‌లెట్లను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

रक्त

द्रव (कशेरुकांमध्ये लाल) जो हृदयाद्वारे शरीरात पंप केला जातो आणि त्यात प्लाझ्मा, रक्त पेशी आणि प्लेटलेट्स असतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

લોહી

પ્રવાહી (કૃષ્ઠવંશી પ્રાણીઓમાં લાલ) જે હૃદય દ્વારા શરીરમાં પમ્પ કરવામાં આવે છે અને તેમાં પ્લાઝ્મા, રક્ત કોશિકાઓ અને પ્લેટલેટ્સ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ತ

ದ್ರವ (ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಂಪು) ಇದು ಹೃದಯದಿಂದ ದೇಹದ ಮೂಲಕ ಪಂಪ್ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ಲಾಸ್ಮಾ, ರಕ್ತ ಕಣಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ಲೇಟ್‌ಲೆಟ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്തം

ഹൃദയത്താൽ ശരീരത്തിലൂടെ പമ്പ് ചെയ്യപ്പെടുന്ന ദ്രാവകം (കശേരുക്കളിൽ ചുവപ്പ്) പ്ലാസ്മ, രക്തകോശങ്ങൾ, പ്ലേറ്റ്‌ലെറ്റുകൾ എന്നിവ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੂਨ

ਤਰਲ (ਵਰਟੀਬਰੇਟਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਾਲ) ਜੋ ਦਿਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪੰਪ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਲਾਜ਼ਮਾ, ਖੂਨ ਦੇ ਸੈੱਲ ਅਤੇ ਪਲੇਟਲੈਟ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

خون

وہ سیال (فقیروں میں سرخ) جو دل کے ذریعے جسم میں پمپ کیا جاتا ہے اور اس میں پلازما، خون کے خلیات اور پلیٹلیٹ ہوتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

血

由心脏泵入全身的液体（脊椎动物中为红色），含有血浆、血细胞和血小板

🇯🇵Japanese

血

心臓によって体内に送り出され、血漿、血球、血小板を含む液体（脊椎動物では赤色）

🇰🇷Korean

피

심장에 의해 몸 전체로 펌핑되고 혈장, 혈액 세포 및 혈소판을 포함하는 체액(척추동물의 경우 빨간색)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

máu

chất lỏng (màu đỏ ở động vật có xương sống) được tim bơm khắp cơ thể và chứa huyết tương, tế bào máu và tiểu cầu

🇹🇭Thai

เลือด

ของเหลว (สีแดงในสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลัง) ที่ถูกสูบผ่านร่างกายโดยหัวใจ และประกอบด้วยพลาสมา เซลล์เม็ดเลือด และเกล็ดเลือด

🇮🇩Indonesian

darah

cairan (merah pada vertebrata) yang dipompa ke seluruh tubuh oleh jantung dan mengandung plasma, sel darah, dan trombosit

🇵🇭Filipino

dugo

ang likido (pula sa mga vertebrates) na ibinobomba sa katawan ng puso at naglalaman ng plasma, mga selula ng dugo, at mga platelet

🇲🇾Malay

darah

cecair (merah dalam vertebrata) yang dipam melalui badan oleh jantung dan mengandungi plasma, sel darah, dan platelet

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دم

السائل (اللون الأحمر في الفقاريات) الذي يتم ضخه عبر الجسم عن طريق القلب ويحتوي على البلازما وخلايا الدم والصفائح الدموية

🇮🇷Persian

خون

مایع (قرمز در مهره داران) که توسط قلب در بدن پمپ می شود و حاوی پلاسما، سلول های خونی و پلاکت است.

🇹🇷Turkish

kan

kalp tarafından vücuda pompalanan ve plazma, kan hücreleri ve trombositleri içeren sıvı (omurgalılarda kırmızı)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דָם

הנוזל (אדום בבעלי חוליות) שנשאב בגוף על ידי הלב ומכיל פלזמה, תאי דם וטסיות דם

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