blood in WordNet English dictionary

1. the descendants of one individual
   "his entire lineage has been warriors"
   lineage  line  line of descent  descent  bloodline  blood line  blood  pedigree  ancestry  origin  parentage  stemma  stock 
   
2. temperament or disposition
   "a person of hot blood"
   blood 
   
3. 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"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"
   blood 
   
4. people viewed as members of a group
   "we need more young blood in this organization"
   blood 
   
5. a dissolute man in fashionable society
   rake  rakehell  profligate  rip  blood  roue 
   

1. smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
   blood