Sinew vs. Ligament

Sinewnoun

(anatomy) A cord or tendon of the body.

Ligamentnoun

(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.

Sinewnoun

A cord or string, particularly (music) as of a musical instrument.

Ligamentnoun

(figurative) That which binds or acts as a ligament.

Sinewnoun

(figuratively) Muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength.

Ligamentnoun

Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.

‘Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts.’;

Sinewnoun

That which gives strength or in which strength consists; a supporting factor or member; mainstay.

Ligamentnoun

A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints.

Sinewnoun

A nerve.

Ligamentnoun

a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs

Sinewverb

(transitive) To knit together or make strong with, or as if with, sinews.

Ligamentnoun

any connection or unifying bond

Sinewnoun

A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.

Ligament

A ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones. It is also known as articular ligament, articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament.

Sinewnoun

Muscle; nerve.

Sinewnoun

Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.

‘The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry.’; ‘The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.’;

Sinewverb

To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews.

‘Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger.’;

Sinewnoun

a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

Sinewnoun

muscular strength