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Definitions for Sinew

[1] a tendon.
[2] Often sinews. the source of strength, power, or vigor: the sinews of the nation.
[3] strength; power; resilience: a man of great moral sinew.
[4] to furnish with sinews; strengthen, as by sinews.
[5] anatomy another name for tendon
[6] (often plural) a source of strength or power a literary word for muscle

Words related to Sinew

tendon, vigor, potency, force, power, vitality, muscle, thew

Words nearby Sinew

sine prole, sine qua non, sine wave, sinecure, sinemet, sinew, sinewy, sinfjotli, sinfonia, sinfonietta, sinful

Origin of Sinew

before 900; Middle English; Old English sinu (nominative), sinuwe (genitive); cognate with Dutch zenuw, German Sehne, Old Norse sin; akin to Sanskrit snāva sinew

Other words from Sinew

sin·ew·less , adjective
un·sin·ewed , adjective
un·sin·ew·ing , adjective

Word origin for Sinew

Old English sionu; related to Old Norse sin, Old Saxon sinewa, Old High German senawa sinew, Lettish pasainis string

Synonyms for Sinew

tendon, force, muscle, potency, power, vigor, vitality, thew