Definitions

sinew

[sin-yoo] / ˈsɪn yu /

NOUN

strength

Synonyms

STRONGEST

tendon

STRONG

force muscle potency power vigor vitality

WEAK

thew

Antonyms

STRONG

impotence incompetence powerlessness weakness

Example Sentences

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Sinew, flesh and bone appear impressively tactile, and contrasts between light and shadow are strong.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2019

A version of this review appears in print on February 14, 2014, on page C27 of the with the headline: Global Citizens, Bound by Soul and Sinew .

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2014

Sinew, a tendon; that which unites a muscle to a bone.

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous

Membrane, Sinew, Horn--Parchment; cat-gut; membrane thread; sinews for thread; glue;; isinglass; horn, tortoise-shell and whalebone.

From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir

Newspapers.—Scotland is the Sinew of the British Empire.

From Friend Mac Donald by O'Rell, Max

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