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Muscle

An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.

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Authority 76% connected

Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authori…

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Authorization 76% connected

The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.

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Bully 76% connected

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

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Contractor 76% connected

One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on…

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Dominance 76% connected

Alt. of Dominancy

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Pass 76% connected

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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Potency 76% connected

The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influenc…

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Rowdy 76% connected

One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow.

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Ruffian 76% connected

A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour.

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Strength 76% connected

The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;…

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Tough 76% connected

Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Levator 76% connected

A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid.

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Pronator 76% connected

A muscle which produces pronation.

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Rectus 76% connected

A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.

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Sphincter 76% connected

A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder.

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Supinator 76% connected

A muscle which produces the motion of supination.

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Tensor 76% connected

A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.

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Derivationally related 4

Muscular 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber.

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Muscular 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber.

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Muscularity 74% connected

The state or quality of being muscular.

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Muscularity 74% connected

The state or quality of being muscular.

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Brawn 92% connected

A muscle; flesh.

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Brawniness 92% connected

The quality or state of being brawny.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Muscularity 92% connected

The state or quality of being muscular.

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Sinew 92% connected

A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.

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