vain vs vane vs vein :

vain or vane or vein

When you have vanity you are conceited: you are vain. “You’re so vain you probably think this song is about you.” This spelling can also mean “futile,” as in “All my love’s in vain” (fruitless). Note that when Ecclesiastes says that “all is vanity” it doesn’t mean that everything is conceited, but that everything is pointless.A vane is a blade designed to move or be moved by gases or liquid, like a weathervane.A vein is a slender thread of something, like blood in a body or gold in a mine. It can also be a line of thought, as in “After describing his dog’s habit of chewing on the sofa, Carlos went on in the same vein for several minutes.”

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Definitions
  vain
  • s  characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
    vain about her clothes
  • s  unproductive of success
    a vain attempt
  vane
  • n  mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
  • n  a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
  • n  flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
  • n  the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
  vein
  • n  a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
    all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood
  • n  a distinctive style or manner
    he continued in this vein for several minutes
  • n  any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
  • n  a layer of ore between layers of rock
  • n  one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
  • v  make a veinlike pattern
News & Articles
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  vane
  • Budget cuts squeeze Martinez's Mountain View Emergency Family Shelter
    MARTINEZ -- Shasta Vane and her children moved into Mountain View Emergency Family Shelter in May after she spent nine months in a residential drug treatment program.
    June 29, 2013 - El Cerrito Journal
  • Walpole church replaces hurricane damaged weather vane
    Here is the church, here is the steeple, look up above and see the recently restored gold leafed weather vane. Workers mounted the weather vane on the United Church on Common Street, eight months after old one was damaged during Hurricane Sandy.
    June 28, 2013 - The Walpole Times
  • British mining company sues U.S. government over Grand Canyon uranium mining moratorium
    Vane Minerals seeks $132 million in damages By Summit Voice FRISCO — The long-running battle over uranium mining near the Grand Canyon took another twist this week as a British company, VANE Minerals, sued the United States in Washington’s U.S. Court of Claims over the decision to protect 1 million acres of public lands around […]
    June 26, 2013 - Summit County Citizens Voice
  vein
  • Ed Sheeran Says New Album Will Have More Hip-Hop Influence
    Ed Sheeran doesn’t look much like a hip-hop artist with his wild red hair or tattoo sleeves, but the British singer said his upcoming studio effort will sound a lot more like some classic 1990s rap albums. After establishing himself as a modern artist in the folk/hip-hop vein, Sheeran said he looked to some of... Read more » Ed Sheeran Says New Album Will Have More Hip-Hop Influence is a post ...
    June 16, 2013 - The Inquisitr
  • Today's Ticket: Comedy Brewers
    For The Comedy Brewers, being funny on their feet is all part of the game. The Fort Collins improv troupe returns with its monthly show at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Bas Bleu Theatre, 401 Pine St. In the same vein as shows like '
    June 16, 2013 - The Fort Collins Coloradoan
  • Heartland Vein and Vascular Institute Offers Help, Hope for Patients with Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
    Heartland Vein and Vascular Institute offers information to assist and encourage patients with Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PRWeb June 14, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10828033.htm
    June 14, 2013 - PRWeb