Found 3 items, similar to sinew.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: sinew asabat, otot
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sinew sinew n 1: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment [syn: tendon] 2: muscular strength [syn: brawn, muscle]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sinew Sinew \Sin"ew\, n. [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan. sene; cf. Skr. sn[=a]va. [root]290.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon. [1913 Webster] 2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power. [1913 Webster] The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] Note: Money alone is often called the sinews of war. [1913 Webster] Sinew \Sin"ew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sinewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sinewing.] To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]