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Sinew
see synonyms of sinewNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Sinew
see synonyms of sinewnoun
1. anatomy another name for tendon
2. (often plural)
a.
a source of strength or power
b. a literary word for muscle
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Sinew
see synonyms of sinew noun
1.
a tendon
2.
muscular power; strength
3.
any source of power or strength; means of supplying strength
usually used in pl. verb transitive
4.
to strengthen as with sinews
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Sinew
see synonyms of sinewn.
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.
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