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- The meaning of SINEW is tendon; especially : one dressed for use as a cord or thread.
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The meaning of SINEW is tendon; especially : one dressed for use as a cord or thread. How to use sinew in a sentence. Did you know?
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sinew. noun. uk / ˈsɪn.juː / us / ˈsɪn.juː /. Add to word list. [ C ] a tendon (= strong piece of tissue in the body connecting a muscle to a bone) [ C usually plural ] a part of a structure or system that provides support and holds it together: These steel posts form the sinews of the building.
to try as hard as you can to do something. He strained every sinew to snatch victory from defeat. Definition of sinew noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Aug 25, 2024 · sinew (plural sinews) (anatomy) A cord or tendon of the body. A cord or string, particularly (music) as of a musical instrument. (figuratively) Muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength.
The tendon that connects muscles to bone is also called sinew. The noun is also used to suggest strength and resilience, and is sometimes used as a literary term for muscle, literal or metaphorical, as in “a nation’s sinew.”
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb sinew. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun. a tendon. Often sinews. the source of strength, power, or vigor: the sinews of the nation. strength; power; resilience: a man of great moral sinew. verb (used with object) to furnish with sinews; strengthen, as by sinews. sinew. / ˈsɪnjuː / noun. anatomy another name for tendon. often plural. a source of strength or power.
