sinewnoun
uk/ˈsɪn.juː/us/ˈsɪn.juː/[ C ] a tendon (= strong piece of tissue in the body connecting a muscle to a bone)
[ C usually plural ] a part of a structure or system that provides support and holds it together:
These steel posts form the sinews of the building.
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- peptic
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- vitreous humour
- xiphoid
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Physical supports and supporting
Idiom(s)
sinews of war