Associations to the word «Sinew»
Noun
- Tendon
- Reindeer
- Bone
- Glue
- Muscle
- Sewing
- Flesh
- Thread
- Marrow
- Vein
- Nerve
- Cord
- Bow
- Thong
- Toil
- Knit
- Inuit
- Leather
- Joint
- Quill
- Zeus
- Skin
- Convulsion
- Thigh
- Limb
- Needle
- Hermes
- Deer
- Shred
- Bullock
- Fat
- Strip
- Hide
- Cartilage
- Rope
- Wrist
- Churchill
- Strength
- Crossbow
- Arrow
- Stature
- Ig
- Horn
- Twig
- Forearm
- Neck
- Snarl
- Cradle
- Fur
- Vigour
- Intestine
- Bead
- String
- Artery
- Meat
- Sickle
- Linden
- Piracy
- Jaw
- Willow
- Moose
Adjective
Wiktionary
SINEW, noun. (anatomy) A cord or tendon of the body.
SINEW, noun. (obsolete) A nerve.
SINEW, noun. (figuratively) Muscle; nerve; nervous energy; vigor; vigorous strength; muscular power.
SINEW, noun. A string or chord, as of a musical instrument.
SINEW, noun. (figuratively) That which gives strength or in which strength consists; a supporting member or factor; mainstay; source of strength (often plural).
SINEW, verb. To knit together, or make strong with, or as if with, sinews.
Dictionary definition
SINEW, noun. A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment.
SINEW, noun. Possessing muscular strength.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.