Definition of TENDON

tendon

Plural: tendons

Noun

  • A tough band of fibrous connective tissue joining muscle to bone.
  • a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
  • A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
  • The hamstring of a quadruped.
  • A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.

Examples

  • His brain worked like a TENDON, connecting disparate letters into a coherent word.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French tendon or Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”), modified by association with the verb tendō (“to stretch”). Compare Middle English thenoun.

Synonyms

sinew

Scrabble Score: 7

tendon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tendon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tendon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

tendon: valid Words With Friends Word