Complete Definition of "sinew"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�sɪnju�/

Noun
en-noun

  1. anatomy A tendon.
  2. vigorous|Vigorous strength; muscular power.
  3. figuratively source|Source of acquire|acquiring strength (often plural).

Derived terms
sinewy

Translations
trans-top|tendon
Finnish: t|fi|jänne
Hungarian: t|hu|ín
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trans-top|strength
Finnish: t|fi|voima, t|fi|jäntevyys
Hungarian: t|hu|er�, t|hu|izomer�
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trans-top|source of acquiring strength
Finnish: t|fi|voimanlähde
Hungarian: t|hu|hajtóer�, t|hu|mozgatóer�
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ttbc|Albanian: dell m
ttbc|Catalan: tendó m
ttbc|Croatian: tetivo n
ttbc|Erzya: ко��ке �ан (kosjke san)
ttbc|Esperanto: tendeno
ttbc|Evenk: sirekte
ttbc|French: tendon m
ttbc|German: Sehne f
ttbc|Greek: nevro
ttbc|Icelandic: sin f
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ttbc|Korean: �� (himjul), �� (simjul)
ttbc|Middle English: sinewe
ttbc|Middle Turkish: si�ir
ttbc|Old English: sinu, seono
ttbc|Portuguese: tendão m
ttbc|Proto Altaic: Si�ri
ttbc|Proto Turkic: si�ir
ttbc|Spanish: tendón
ttbc|Tatar: se�er
ttbc|Turkish: sinir n
ttbc|Yakut: i�īr
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ang:sinew
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