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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
sinew
n 1: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with
its bony attachment [syn: tendon, sinew]
2: possessing muscular strength [syn: brawn, brawniness,
muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftiness]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sinew \Sin"ew\, n. [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to
D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan.
sene; cf. Skr. sn[=a]va. [root]290.]
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1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.
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2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] --Sir J. Davies.
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3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.
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The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage
dowry. --Shak.
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The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly
be called the sinews of war. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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Note: Money alone is often called the sinews of war.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sinew \Sin"ew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sinewed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sinewing.]
To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews.
--Shak.
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Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might,
if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time
of danger. --Goldsmith.
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Thesaurus Results for Sinew:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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