sinew (redirected from sinews)

sin·ew  (sny)

n.

1. A tendon.

2. Vigorous strength; muscular power.

3. The source or mainstay of vitality and strength. Often used in the plural: "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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[Middle English sinewe, from Old English sinewe, oblique form of seonu, sinu.]

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sinew [ˈsɪnjuː]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another name for tendon

2. (often plural)

a.  a source of strength or power

b.  a literary word for muscle

[Old English sionu; related to Old Norse sin, Old Saxon sinewa, Old High German senawa sinew, Lettish pasainis string]

sinewless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sinew - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment tendon connective 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 ligaments collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism hamstring, hamstring tendon - one of the tendons at the back of the knee Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
	2.	sinew - possessing muscular strength brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscularity, muscle strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"

Translations

sinew [ˈsɪnjuː] N

1. (= tendon) → tendón m (fig) (= strength) → nervio m, vigor m

2. sinews (= muscles) → músculos mpl

sinew [ˈsɪnjuː] n → tendon m

sinew

n

→ Sehne f

sinews pl (fig) → Kräfte pl, → Stärke f

sinew [ˈsɪnjuː] n (tendon) → tendine m sinews npl (muscles) → muscoli mpl (fig) (strength) → forza

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sinew [ˈsɪnjuː] n (tendon) → tendine m sinews npl (muscles) → muscoli mpl (fig) (strength) → forza