sinew
A cord or tendon of the bodyA cord or tendon of the body.
» And when he saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the sinew of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank.
Meaning
5 sensesA cord or tendon of the body.
A cord or string, particularly (music) as of a musical instrument.
(figuratively)Muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength.
Muskelkraft, Kraft, Stärke
possessing muscular strength
(figuratively, in the plural, often)That which gives strength or in which strength consists; a supporting factor or member; mainstay.
(obsolete)A nerve.
Examples
1 sentencesAnd when he saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the sinew of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English synwe, synewe (“tendon; ligament or other connective tissue; muscle; nFrom Middle English synwe, synewe (“tendon; ligament or other connective tissue; muscle; nerve; leaf vein”), from Old English sinu (“tendon, sinew; nerve”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinu, from Proto-Germanic *sinwō, from Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”), from *(s)neh₁- (“to twist (threads), spin, weave”).
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Forms
plural: sinewsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment:tendon
- possessing muscular strength:brawnbrawninessmusclemuscularityheftiness