gristle

Noun

Meaning

Cartilage. See Cartilage.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cartilage sinew tendon string block concrete meat bone leather cake ligament conglomerate clot articular cartilaginous
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Hypernyms

animal tissue

Hyponyms

meniscus adam's apple fibrocartilage arytenoid arytenoid cartilage hyaline cartilage

Phrases with the word

in the gristle

Anagrams

glister Stigler

Examples

I believe that one can never leave home. I believe that one carries the shadows, the dreams, the fears and the dragons of home under one's skin, at the extreme corners of one's eyes and possibly in the gristle of the earlobe. Maya Angelou

It is defeat that turns bone to flint it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle it is defeat that makes men invincible. Henry Ward Beecher

Sharp and thoughtful, “Dieorama” is a lively portrait of an artist that makes what is gristle and grizzly a bit more manageable. Source: Internet

In 2012, X-TG (featuring members of industrial band Throbbing Gristle ) released a re-interpretation of Nico's Desertshore album. citation In Autumn of 2012, Rooster Gallery in New York City presented an exhibit called "Nico: New York City". Source: Internet

They’re made with high-quality fresh ribeye that’s been hand-trimmed, so there’s no chance of biting into chewy gristle. Source: Internet

Others, like Gang of Four, the Raincoats and Throbbing Gristle, who had little more than cult followings at the time, are seen in retrospect as significant influences on modern popular culture. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

grist mill grist to the mill gristbite gristlehead gristleless gristliness