Word

muscle, n.
(muscles)
freq. cnt. 45

one of the contractile organs of the body
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 43

muscle musculus

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skeletal muscle, striated muscle pronator supinator levator antagonistic muscle ocular muscle, eye muscle rectus smooth muscle, involuntary muscle sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle tensor

part meronym

muscle fiber, muscle cell, muscle fibre

animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

muscle muscular tissue

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derivationally related form

muscular

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hypernym

animal tissue

part holonym

musculature, muscular structure, muscle system

hyponym

striated muscle tissue cardiac muscle, heart muscle smooth muscle

member of this domain (topic)

tonicity, tonus, tone

possessing muscular strength
<noun.attribute>

brawn brawniness heftiness muscle muscularity sinew

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derivationally related form

brawny

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derivationally related form

brawny

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derivationally related form

muscular muscular muscle

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derivationally related form

muscular

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derivationally related form

sinewy

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hypernym

strength

authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
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muscle

sample sentences

"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"

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authority, potency, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so

a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

muscle muscleman

sample sentences

"the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"

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bully, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, tough, hooligan, yob, yobo, yobbo