Muscle synonyms
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Any of various elongated cells or threadlike structures, especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber.
Such tissue of an animal, used as food:
protoplasm
The semifluid, translucent substance that forms the living matter in all plant and animal cells. Composed of proteins, fats, and other substances suspended in water, it includes the cytoplasm and (in eukaryotes) the nucleus.
The edible flesh of animals, especially that of mammals as opposed to that of fish or poultry.
(Informal) Display of the figure of a nude, or partly nude, muscular man, as in a magazine photograph
horseflesh
A species of Bahama mahogany, Lysiloma sabicu and Lysiloma latisiliquum.
kinesthetic
Of or relating to kinesthesia.
proprioceptive
Designating or of stimuli produced in bodily tissues, as the muscles or tendons, and received there by the proprioceptors
The definition of beef is the flesh of a cow, bull or steer.
(Informal) The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.
Influence; pull:
constrictor
A muscle that contracts a cavity or opening, or compresses an organ
The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
A capacity for affecting the mind or behavior; efficacy:
The definition of influence is the power that someone has over someone or something.
(Anatomy) A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ.
Might means a great deal of strength.
The energy or motive force by which a physical system or machine is operated:
pronator
A muscle that effects or assists in pronation.
sartorius
A flat narrow thigh muscle, the longest of the human anatomy, crossing the front of the thigh obliquely from the hip to the inner side of the tibia.
The power to resist attack; impregnability
supinator
(Anatomy) Any muscle that aids supination
Any of the inelastic cords of tough, fibrous connective tissue in which muscle fibers end and by which muscles are attached to bones or other parts; sinew
tensor
A structure of quantities arranged by zero or more indices, such as a scalar (zero indices), a vector (one index), or a matrix (two indices), which is invariant under transformations of coordinates.
thews
Muscles or sinews
Either of the large muscles on each side of the upper back
triceps
(Anatomy) Specifically, the triceps brachii.
powerlessness (antonym)
impotence (antonym)
The quality or condition of being impotent
The quality of being powerful
The high-jump component of the sport of show jumping.
Oppressiveness; pressure:
To move by being pushed
To push or thrust, as along a surface
over (related)
Something in addition; excess; surplus
enter (related)
In real property, to pass upon or into; of litigation, to file or present to the court—for example, to enter an appearance into the record; of a contract, to enter into it means to sign or execute it.
muscular tissue
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
musculus
one of the contractile organs of the body
(Slang) A bodyguard, esp. one hired to use coercive, physical methods; goon
tissue (related)
A sheet of tissue paper
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