sinew
n . 肌肉,精力,体力,原动力,腱
vt . 赋予力量,加强
肌肉,精力,体力,原动力,腱赋予力量,加强
sinew n 1 :
a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment [
synonym : {
tendon }, {
sinew }]
2 :
possessing muscular strength [
synonym : {
brawn }, {
brawniness },
{
muscle }, {
muscularity }, {
sinew }, {
heftiness }]
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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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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103 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sinew ":
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
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