1. A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
   - tendon 
2. Possessing muscular strength
   - brawn, brawniness, muscle, muscularity, heftiness

Derived forms: sinews

See also: sinewy

Type of: connective tissue, strength

Part of: muscle system, muscular structure, musculature

Encyclopedia: Sinew

• necrophilism
• necrophobia
• necropolis
• necropsy
• necrose
• necrosis
• necrotic
• necrotizing enteritis
• necrotizing enterocolitis
• nectar
• nectar-rich
• nectariferous
• nectarine
• nectarine tree
• nectarous
• nectary
• Necturus
• Necturus maculosus
• neddy
• Nederland
• need
• needed
• needer
• needful
• needfully