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sinew
[ sin-yoo ]
noun
- a tendon.
- Often sinews. the source of strength, power, or vigor:
the sinews of the nation.
- strength; power; resilience:
a man of great moral sinew.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with sinews; strengthen, as by sinews.
Derived Forms
- ˈsinewless, adjective
Other Words From
- sinew·less adjective
- un·sinewed adjective
- un·sinew·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sinew1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sinew1
Example Sentences
“The idea was just to go look at the muscles and sinews that would be a good reference for us when we build it.”
Among the findings are arrows preserved with their original feathers, remains of fibres, and two bowstrings made of animal sinews, which are the oldest found so far in Europe.
Lois is a walking TV trope made tolerable solely by the muscle and sinew of Nash-Betts’ performance: another gifted detective who has seen too much and self-medicates with gallons of vodka.
Ngannou's legs folded underneath him, more than 19 stone of bone, sinew and muscle going limp.
He said the UK had been "straining every sinew" to get aid into Gaza and that it "must be flooded in".
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