sinew

«sinew» in Mova's school dictionary: A tendon: a tough cord in the body that joins a muscle to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sinew, sinews)

meaning for a pupil

1) A tendon: a tough cord in the body that joins a muscle to a bone. tree →

2) (sinews, literary) Strength or power: «the sinews of war» (money and supplies needed for war). tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, tendons (sinews) let muscles pull on bones so we can move; the Achilles tendon is at the back of the heel. Stories describe strong people with «muscle and sinew». In history, people used animal sinew as thread and bowstrings. Phrases: «strain every sinew» (try as hard as you possibly can).

examples

• The sinew joins the muscle to the bone. tree →
• He strained every sinew to win the race. tree →
• Native peoples used animal sinew to sew clothes. tree →
• The meat was tough and full of sinew. tree →
• The athlete's arms were all muscle and sinew. tree →
• The bowstring was made of twisted sinew. tree →
• It was tough meat, full of sinews, yet it was the only piece he could take without his father's notice. tree →

note

Countable. Said «SIN-yoo». Adjective: sinewy (lean and strong). «Tendon» is the science word today.

In the corpora

• Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
• Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.
• In the night my bones are pierced, and fall from me, and my sinews take no rest.
• He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sinew» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.