blood in English: The red liquid that moves round inside the body of a person or animal. (noun)

Translation

The red liquid that moves round inside the body of a person or animal.

Word origin

From Old English blod, the common Germanic word for blood.

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"Blood" is the red liquid inside the body.

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Here "blood" is taken from the body to check it.

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Here "blood" is the liquid that moves round inside us.

body

The whole physical part of a person or animal.

bone

One of the hard white parts inside the body that hold it up.

brain

The part inside the head that people and animals use to think and feel.

heart

The part inside your body that pushes blood around and keeps you alive.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

bleed

To lose blood, usually because your body has been cut or hurt.

bloody

Covered in blood, or losing blood. In Britain people also drop it into speech to make a strong feeling stronger.

purple

Having the colour you get when you mix red and blue, like a plum or some flowers.

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