noun
- tough fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone; tendons
- physical strength or power
- the source of strength or power in something
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The athlete stretched carefully to avoid injuring his sinews.
- Years of hard labor had strengthened the sinews in his arms.
- She felt the sinews in her neck tighten with stress.
- The old man’s sinews were still strong despite his age.
- Small businesses are the sinews of the local economy.
- Education forms the sinews of a democratic society.
- The sinews of war require both money and resources.