| muscle | | |
| n. (body) | 1. muscle, musculus | one of the contractile organs of the body. |
| ~ contractile organ, contractor | a bodily organ that contracts. |
| ~ skeletal muscle, striated muscle | a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes. |
| ~ pronator | a muscle that produces or assists in pronation. |
| ~ supinator | a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination. |
| ~ levator | a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip). |
| ~ antagonistic muscle | (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another.; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles" |
| ~ eye muscle, ocular muscle | one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball. |
| ~ rectus | any of various straight muscles. |
| ~ muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body. |
| ~ involuntary muscle, smooth muscle | a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart). |
| ~ anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle | a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening. |
| ~ tensor | any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm. |
| n. (body) | 2. muscle, muscular tissue | animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells. |
| ~ animal tissue | the tissue in the bodies of animals. |
| ~ striated muscle tissue | muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes. |
| ~ cardiac muscle, heart muscle | the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction. |
| ~ smooth muscle | muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets. |
| ~ muscle system, muscular structure, musculature | the muscular system of an organism. |
| ~ tonicity, tonus, tone | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.; "the doctor tested my tonicity" |
| n. (person) | 3. muscle, muscleman | a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard.; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him" |
| ~ bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough | a cruel and brutal fellow. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. muscle | authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way).; "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign" |
| ~ authority, potency, authorisation, authorization, say-so, dominance | the power or right to give orders or make decisions.; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscle, muscularity, sinew | possessing muscular strength. |
| ~ strength | the property of being physically or mentally strong.; "fatigue sapped his strength" |
| v. (motion) | 6. muscle | make one's way by force.; "He muscled his way into the office" |
| ~ go across, pass, go through | go across or through.; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
| flesh | | |
| n. (body) | 1. flesh | the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat. |
| ~ animal tissue | the tissue in the bodies of animals. |
| n. (body) | 2. anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma | alternative names for the body of a human being.; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ body, organic structure, physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" |
| ~ person | a human body (usually including the clothing).; "a weapon was hidden on his person" |
| ~ juvenile body | the body of a young person. |
| ~ adult body | the body of an adult human being. |
| ~ male body | the body of a male human being. |
| ~ female body | the body of a female human being. |
| n. (plant) | 3. flesh, pulp | a soft moist part of a fruit. |
| ~ plant tissue | the tissue of a plant. |
| ~ parenchyma | the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems. |
| v. (possession) | 4. flesh | remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture. |
| ~ get rid of, remove | dispose of.; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" |
| meat | | |
| n. (food) | 1. meat | the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food. |
| ~ solid food, food | any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment.; "food and drink" |
| ~ stew meat | tough meat that needs stewing to be edible. |
| ~ bird, fowl | the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food. |
| ~ game | the flesh of wild animals that is used for food. |
| ~ dark meat | the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food. |
| ~ raw meat | uncooked meat. |
| ~ red meat | meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton). |
| ~ organs, variety meat | edible viscera of a butchered animal. |
| ~ cut of meat, cut | a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass. |
| ~ cold cuts | sliced assorted cold meats. |
| ~ boeuf, beef | meat from an adult domestic bovine. |
| ~ carbonado | a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled. |
| ~ halal | (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah. |
| ~ jerked meat, jerky, jerk | meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun. |
| ~ pemican, pemmican | lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians. |
| ~ veal, veau | meat from a calf. |
| ~ horseflesh, horsemeat | the flesh of horses as food. |
| ~ mouton, mutton | meat from a mature domestic sheep. |
| ~ lamb | the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food. |
| ~ porc, pork | meat from a domestic hog or pig. |
| ~ sausage | highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings. |
| ~ sausage meat | any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or used to fill sausages. |
| ~ escargot, snail | edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic. |
| ~ protein | any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes.; "a diet high in protein" |
| ~ hexadecanoic acid, palmitic acid | a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products. |
| ~ au jus | served in its natural juices or gravy.; "roast beef au jus" |
| n. (plant) | 2. kernel, meat | the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone.; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell" |
| ~ plant part, plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus. |
| ~ seed | a small hard fruit. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ bare bones | (plural) the most basic facts or elements.; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" |
| ~ hypostasis | (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality. |
| ~ haecceity, quiddity | the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other. |
| ~ quintessence | the purest and most concentrated essence of something. |
| ~ stuff | a critically important or characteristic component.; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" |
| substance | | |
| n. (tops) | 1. substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ matter | that which has mass and occupies space.; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" |
| ~ body substance | the substance of the body. |
| ~ living substance, protoplasm | the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus). |
| ~ component part, part, portion, component, constituent | something determined in relation to something that includes it.; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| ~ chemistry | the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object.; "the chemistry of soil" |
| ~ material, stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
| ~ phlogiston | a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning. |
| ~ mixture | (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding). |
| ~ atom | (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element. |
| ~ chemical element, element | any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter. |
| ~ activator | (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription. |
| ~ substrate | the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment. |
| ~ element | one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe.; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" |
| ~ medium | an intervening substance through which something is achieved.; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent" |
| ~ medium | (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed. |
| ~ fluid | a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure. |
| ~ volatile | a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor.; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles" |
| ~ essence | any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. meaning, substance | the idea that is intended.; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" |
| ~ idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ semantics | the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text.; "a petty argument about semantics" |
| ~ implication, significance, import | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred.; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" |
| ~ tenor, strain | the general meaning or substance of an utterance.; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" |
| ~ undercurrent, undertone | a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning. |
| ~ denotation, reference, extension | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to.; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" |
| ~ reference | the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to.; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes" |
| ~ connotation | an idea that is implied or suggested. |
| n. (substance) | 3. substance | material of a particular kind or constitution.; "the immune response recognizes invading substances" |
| ~ physical entity | an entity that has physical existence. |
| n. (possession) | 4. means, substance | considerable capital (wealth or income).; "he is a man of means" |
| ~ capital | wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value. |
| ~ pocketbook | your personal financial means.; "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook" |
| ~ wherewithal | the necessary means (especially financial means). |
| n. (communication) | 5. content, message, subject matter, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups. |
| ~ body | the central message of a communication.; "the body of the message was short" |
| ~ corker | (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person.; "that story was a corker" |
| ~ reminder | a message that helps you remember something.; "he ignored his wife's reminders" |
| ~ petition, request, postulation | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. |
| ~ memorial | a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority. |
| ~ latent content | (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream. |
| ~ subject, theme, topic | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion.; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" |
| ~ digression, divagation, excursus, aside, parenthesis | a message that departs from the main subject. |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
| ~ hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk | a message that seems to convey no meaning. |
| ~ drivel, garbage | a worthless message. |
| ~ acknowledgement, acknowledgment | a statement acknowledging something or someone.; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" |
| ~ refusal | a message refusing to accept something that is offered. |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| ~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| ~ dedication, commitment | a message that makes a pledge. |
| ~ commendation, approval | a message expressing a favorable opinion.; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| ~ disapproval | the expression of disapproval. |
| ~ respects | (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem.; "he paid his respects to the mayor" |
| ~ discourtesy, disrespect | an expression of lack of respect. |
| ~ insertion, interpolation | a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted.; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ statement | a nonverbal message.; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" |
| ~ humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. |
| ~ opinion, view | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
| ~ instruction, direction | a message describing how something is to be done.; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" |
| ~ proposal | something proposed (such as a plan or assumption). |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ submission, entry | something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition).; "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" |
| ~ narration, narrative, story, tale | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program.; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" |
| ~ promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution.; "the packaging of new ideas" |
| ~ sensationalism | subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes. |
| ~ shocker | a sensational message (in a film or play or novel). |
| n. (tops) | 6. substance | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties.; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" |
| ~ matter | that which has mass and occupies space.; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" |
| ~ food, nutrient | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue. |
| ~ nutrient | any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis. |
| ~ philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, elixir | hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold. |
| ~ allergen | any substance that can cause an allergy. |
| ~ assay | a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components. |
| ~ pyrectic, pyrogen | any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature. |
| ~ pyrogen | any substance characterized by its great flammability. |
| ~ hydrocolloid | a substance that forms a gel with water. |
| ~ adulterant, adulterator | any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance.; "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" |
| ~ propellant, propellent | any substance that propels. |
| ~ denaturant | any substance that serves as a denaturing agent. |
| ~ inhibitor | a substance that retards or stops an activity. |
| ~ ferment | a substance capable of bringing about fermentation. |
| ~ agent | a substance that exerts some force or effect. |
| ~ carcinogen | any substance that produces cancer. |
| ~ digestive | any substance that promotes digestion. |
| ~ fomentation | a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice. |
| ~ fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy.; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" |
| ~ lube, lubricant, lubricating substance, lubricator | a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery. |
| ~ humectant | any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist. |
| ~ inoculant, inoculum | a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease. |
| ~ jelly | any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin. |
| ~ leaven, leavening | a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid. |
| ~ refrigerant | any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator). |
| ~ lysin | any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis. |
| ~ poison, poisonous substance, toxicant | any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism. |
| ~ chemical irritant | a substance producing irritation. |
| ~ antigen | any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies). |
| ~ ligand | a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom. |
| ~ metabolite | any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism). |
| ~ vehicle | any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it. |
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