blood

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"

temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"

a dissolute man in fashionable society

the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"

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