Home › Words › C › crossveincrossveincrossvein means A vein of ore that intersects another.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, crossvein ranks #16,747 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom cross- + vein.nounA vein of ore that intersects another.A vein in an insect's wing that connects others transversely.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.crossveined 69% match — Having crossveins vs crossvein →interveined 67% match — intersected with, or as if with, veins vs crossvein →intervein 64% match — Between veins. vs crossvein →costean 61% match — A trench in solid rock intersected by pits which reveals mineral veins. vs crossvein →veinwork 61% match — A veined pattern. vs crossvein →crossrow 59% match — A row that crosses others. vs crossvein →crossunder 59% match — A place where one thing crosses under another. vs crossvein →venigenous 59% match — Having veins, typically of metal or quartz vs crossvein →