Muscle (1 Occurrence)

... 3. (n.) Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight. 4. (n.) See Mussel. ...Muscle (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/muscle.htm - 7k

Irritation (2 Occurrences)

... action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to ... biblethesaurus.org/i/irritation.htm - 7k

Eye (145 Occurrences)

... 9. (n.) The scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in oysters and other bivalve shells; also, the adductor muscle itself, esp. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eye.htm - 54k

Muscles (7 Occurrences)

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Murrain (1 Occurrence)

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Voluntary (17 Occurrences)

... such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are ... biblethesaurus.org/v/voluntary.htm - 14k

Ossifrage (2 Occurrences)

... It took its name from the fact that after smaller vultures and eagles had stripped a carcass to the last shred of muscle, the lammergeier then carried the ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ossifrage.htm - 10k

Origin (25 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; -- in contradistinction to insertion. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/o/origin.htm - 13k

Lame (35 Occurrences)

... 1. (superl.) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lame.htm - 21k

Lean (22 Occurrences)

... 9. (n.) That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat. 10. (n.) Unremunerated copy or work. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lean.htm - 14k

Inscription (18 Occurrences)

... medals, etc. 3. (n.) A line of division or intersection; as, the tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle. 4. (n.) An ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inscription.htm - 12k

Fret (9 Occurrences)

... ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair. 19. (n.) A saltire interlaced with a muscle. 20. (n.) A short piece of wire, or other ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fret.htm - 13k

Tendon (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tendon.htm - 6k

Retract (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To take back; as to retract a statement; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/retract.htm - 7k

Regeneration (2 Occurrences)

... the ordinary processes of life; as, the continual regeneration of the epithelial cells of the body, or the regeneration of the contractile substance of muscle. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/regeneration.htm - 60k

Meat (387 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat. 3. (n.) Specifically, dinner; the chief meal. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/meat.htm - 36k

Pithom (1 Occurrence)

... such as the Pharaohs of old, the Kings of Israel, and our modern Khedives have ever loved to build, thus giving employment to the superabundant muscle of their ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pithom.htm - 12k

Belly (62 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/belly.htm - 28k

Beard (23 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. 5. (n.) The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beard.htm - 21k

Attachment (1 Occurrence)

... a party. 2. (n.) That by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle. 3. (n.) Something ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attachment.htm - 7k

Stretch (73 Occurrences)

... 4. (vt) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly. 5. (vt) To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stretch.htm - 31k

Sinew (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A tendon or tendinous tissue. See Tendon. 2. (n.) Muscle; nerve. 3. (n.) Fig.: That which supplies strength or power. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sinew.htm - 8k

Strain (5 Occurrences)

... by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle. 10. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/strain.htm - 11k

Stimulate (3 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stimulate.htm - 7k

Camel (13 Occurrences)

... ruminants. The first two compartments contain in their walls small pouches, each of which can be closed by a sphincter muscle. The ... biblethesaurus.org/c/camel.htm - 21k

Leg (24 Occurrences)

... Genesis 32:32 For this reason the children of Israel, even today, never take that muscle in the hollow of the leg as food, because the hollow of Jacob's leg ... biblethesaurus.org/l/leg.htm - 19k

Writing (194 Occurrences)

... Of these permanent records two chief classes may be distinguished: sense records, whether the sense impression was by eye, ear, finger-tip or muscle, and motor ... biblethesaurus.org/w/writing.htm - 70k

Birds (125 Occurrences)

... Studied in detail of bony structure, muscle, and complicated arrangement of feathers of differing sizes, the wing of a bird proves one of Nature's marvels. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/birds.htm - 62k