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sin·ew S0423700 (sĭn′yo͞o)n.1. A tendon.2. Vigorous strength; muscular power.3. often sinews The source or mainstay of vitality and strength: "Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue" (Izaak Walton).tr.v. sin·ewed, sin·ew·ing, sin·ews To strengthen with or as if with sinews. [Middle English sinewe, from Old English sinewe, oblique form of seonu, sinu.]sinew (ˈsɪnjuː) n1. (Anatomy) anatomy another name for tendon2. (often plural) a. a source of strength or powerb. a literary word for muscle[Old English sionu; related to Old Norse sin, Old Saxon sinewa, Old High German senawa sinew, Lettish pasainis string] ˈsinewless adjsin•ew (ˈsɪn yu) n. 1. a tendon. 2. Often, sinews. a source of strength, power, or vigor: the sinews of the nation. 3. strength; power; resilience: great moral sinew. v.t. 4. to strengthen, as with sinews. [before 900; Middle English; Old English sinu (nominative), sinuwe (genitive), c. Old Frisian sini, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Middle High German sene, Old Norse sin] sin′ew•less, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sinew - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachmenttendonconnective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligamentscollagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boilingmuscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organismhamstring, hamstring tendon - one of the tendons at the back of the kneeAchilles tendon, tendon of Achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf | | 2. | sinew - possessing muscular strengthbrawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscularity, musclestrength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" |
sinewnounThe state or quality of being physically strong:brawn, might, muscle, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, puissance, strength, thew (often used in plural).TranslationsIdiomsSeestrain every nerve/sinewsinew
sinew [sin´u] a tendon of a muscle.weeping sinew an encysted ganglion, chiefly on the back of the hand, containing synovial fluid.ten·don (ten'dŏn), [TA] A nondistensible fibrous cord or band of variable length that is the part of the muscle (some authorities, however, consider it as part of the muscle complex), which connects the fleshy (contractile) part of muscle with its bony attachment or other structure; it may unite with the fleshy part of the muscle at its extremity or may run along the side or in the center of the fleshy part for a longer or shorter distance, receiving the muscular fibers along its border; when determining the length of a muscle, the tendon length is included as well as the fleshy part; it consists of fascicles of densely arranged, almost parallel collagenous fibers, rows of elongated fibrocytes, and a minimum of ground substance. Synonym(s): tendo [TA], sinew [L. tendo] sinew (sĭn′yo͞o)n. A tendon.ten·don (ten'dŏn) [TA] A nondistensible fibrous cord or band of variable length that connects the fleshy (contractile) part of muscle with its bony attachment or other structure; it may unite with the fleshy part of the muscle at its extremity or may run along the side or in the center of the fleshy part for a longer or shorter distance, receiving the muscular fibers along its border; when the length of a muscle is determined, the tendon length is included; it consists of fascicles of very densely arranged, almost parallel collagenous fibers, rows of elongated fibrocytes, and a minimum of ground substance. Synonym(s): sinew, tendo. [L. tendo]sinew A popular term for a TENDON.sinew
Synonyms for sinewnoun the state or quality of being physically strongSynonyms- brawn
- might
- muscle
- potence
- potency
- power
- powerfulness
- puissance
- strength
- thew
Synonyms for sinewnoun a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachmentSynonymsRelated Words- connective tissue
- collagen
- muscle system
- muscular structure
- musculature
- hamstring
- hamstring tendon
- Achilles tendon
- tendon of Achilles
noun possessing muscular strengthSynonyms- brawn
- brawniness
- heftiness
- muscularity
- muscle
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