sinew[noun]Synonyms: power, arm, beef, energy, force, might, muscle, potency, strength, strong arm, mainstay, backbone, pillar
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sin‧ew /ˈsɪnjuː/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: seono]
1. a part of your body that connects a muscle to a bone:
The sinews on his neck stood out like knotted string.2. the sinews of something literary something that gives strength or support to a government, country, or system:
They have begun building the sinews of an independent nation. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲