'Sinew' definitions:
Definition of 'sinew'
(from WordNet)
noun
A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment [syn: tendon, sinew]
noun
Definition of 'Sinew'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sinew'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power. [1913 Webster]
- The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Money alone is often called the sinews of war. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sinew'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amperage,
- arm,
- armipotence,
- authority,
- backbone,
- beef,
- beefiness,
- bite,
- bitingness,
- black power,
- brawn,
- brawniness,
- brute force,
- charge,
- charisma,
- clout,
- cogence,
- cogency,
- compulsion,
- cuttingness,
- dint,
- drive,
- duress,
- effect,
- effectiveness,
- effectuality,
- elasticity,
- energy,
- flower power,
- force,
- force majeure,
- forcefulness,
- full blast,
- full force,
- guts,
- heftiness,
- huskiness,
- impressiveness,
- incisiveness,
- influence,
- involuntary muscle,
- ligament,
- main force,
- main strength,
- mana,
- might,
- might and main,
- mightiness,
- mordancy,
- moxie,
- muscle,
- muscle power,
- muscularity,
- musculature,
- nervosity,
- nervousness,
- physique,
- pillar,
- pizzazz,
- poignancy,
- poop,
- potence,
- potency,
- potentiality,
- power,
- power pack,
- power structure,
- power struggle,
- powerfulness,
- prepotency,
- productiveness,
- productivity,
- puissance,
- pull,
- punch,
- push,
- sinewiness,
- sinews,
- stamina,
- steam,
- strength,
- strong arm,
- strong language,
- superiority,
- superpower,
- tendon,
- thew,
- thewiness,
- thews,
- tone,
- trenchancy,
- validity,
- vehemence,
- vigor,
- vigorousness,
- vim,
- virility,
- virtue,
- virulence,
- vitality,
- voluntary muscle,
- wattage,
- weight