muscle

Speech parts

1. muscle - Noun

2. muscle - Verb

Meaning

An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.

The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up.

Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight.

See Mussel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brawn sinew muscularity power force might tissue flesh potency bully strength vigor brawniness musculus muscleman
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Antonyms

Achilles tendon break collapse ban breach calm
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Hypernyms

authority pass dominance tough contractor authorization

Hyponyms

sphincter rectus levator skeletal muscle smooth muscle pronator

Phrases with the word

muscle memory muscle in on striated muscle tissue muscle up on the muscle muscle girl

Anagrams

clumse

Examples

Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it. Eknath Easwaran

Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me. Arianna Huffington

The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form? Dag Hammarskjöld

We are adhering to life now with our last muscle - the heart. Djuna Barnes

I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn't mine. Rita Rudner

Skill is only a rumour, until it reaches the muscle. Indonesian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Muscisaxicola juninensis Muscivora Muscivora-forficata muscle ache muscle activity gauge muscle activity monitor