SINEW

• SINEW (noun)
  The noun SINEW has 2 senses:

1. a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
2. possessing muscular strength

  Familiarity information: SINEW used as a noun is rare.

• SINEW (noun)

Meaning:

A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

sinew; tendon

Hypernyms ("sinew" is a kind of...):

connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)

Meronyms (substance of "sinew"):

collagen (a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sinew"):

hamstring; hamstring tendon (one of the tendons at the back of the knee)

Achilles tendon; tendon of Achilles (a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf)

Holonyms ("sinew" is a part of...):

muscle system; muscular structure; musculature (the muscular system of an organism)

Meaning:

Possessing muscular strength

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

brawn; brawniness; heftiness; muscularity; sinew; muscle

Hypernyms ("sinew" is a kind of...):

strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)