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sinew
[ sin-yoo ]
/ ˈsɪn yu /
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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.
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Origin of sinew
before 900; Middle English; Old English sinu (nominative), sinuwe (genitive); cognate with Dutch zenuw,German Sehne,Old Norse sin; akin to Sanskrit snāva sinew
OTHER WORDS FROM sinew
sin·ew·less, adjectiveun·sin·ewed, adjectiveun·sin·ew·ing, adjectiveWords nearby sinew
sine curve, sine die, Sinemet, sine prole, sine qua non, sinew, sine wave, sinewy, Sinfjotli, sinfonia, sinfonietta
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British Dictionary definitions for sinew
sinew
/ (ˈsɪnjuː) /
noun
Derived forms of sinew
sinewless, adjectiveWord Origin for sinew
Old English sionu; related to Old Norse sin, Old Saxon sinewa, Old High German senawa sinew, Lettish pasainis string
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