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  2. SINEW definition: 1. a tendon (= strong piece of tissue in the body connecting a muscle to a bone) 2. a part of a…. Learn more.

  3. 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?

  4. to furnish with sinews; strengthen, as by sinews. sinew. / ˈsɪnjuː / noun. anatomy another name for tendon. often plural. a source of strength or power. a literary word for muscle.

  5. 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.”

  6. n. 1. a tendon. 2. Often, sinews. a source of strength, power, or vigor: the sinews of the nation. 3. strength; power; resilience: great moral sinew. v.t. 4. to strengthen, as with sinews.

  7. sinew in British English. (ˈsɪnjuː ) noun. 1. anatomy another name for tendon. 2. (often plural) a. a source of strength or power. b. a literary word for muscle. Collins English Dictionary.

  8. 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.