muscle

muscle
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. thew, tendon, sinew; musculature, build, physique, huskiness, beef, weight, burliness; strength, brawn, power; armed might, arms, firepower.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. fiber, flesh, protoplasm, meat, brawn, beef, beefcake, horseflesh; see also tissue 3 .
Types of muscle include: smooth, striated, skeletal, cardiac, voluntary, involuntary. Muscles of the human body include: frontal, temporal, zygomatic, masseter, trapezius, pectoral, deltoid, latissimus dorsi, biceps, brachial, triceps, abdominal, intercostal, serratus, oblique, gluteus maximus, sartorius, quadriceps, hamstring, gastrocnemius, soleus.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
abductor, adductor, flexor, constrictor, extensor, tendon, sinew, fiber, tissue, thew, brawn.
WORD FIND
• abdominal support: abdominal obliques, rectus abdominus, transversus abdominus
• ankle bender: plantaris
• anus: sphincter ani
• arm extension, rotation, flexion: lattissimus dorsi, pectoral, supinator
• back/body bender: rectus abdominus
• back straightener: longissimus
• breathing: diaphragm, serratus
• chewing, clenching: masseter
• disease of muscle wasting: muscular dystrophy
• elbow straightener: triceps
• eye focusing: ciliary
• finger benders: flexor digitorum
• finger straighteners: extensor digitorum
• forehead/brow: corrugator, epicranial
• frowning mouth: depressor, risorious
• goosebumps: erector pili
• head bender: longus capitus, rectus capitus
• head rotator: head oblique
• jaw: buccinator
• kissing (puckered) lips: orbicularis oris
• knee flexor: hamstring
• lack of muscle coordination: ataxia
• leg muscle aiding balance: soleus
• leg/thigh extender: quadriceps
• muscle pain: myalgia
• penis erector: erector penis
• rump: gluteus maximus, medius and minimus
• shoulder: deltoid, trapezius
• swallowing: constrictor of pharynx
• testicle elevator: cremaster
• tongue extender: genioglossus
• upper arm: biceps, triceps
• vocal cords: cricothyroid
• withering muscles from lack of use: atrophy
• wrist benders: flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris
• wrist straighteners: extensor carpi radialis, extensor carpi ulnaris
2. strength power, force, weight, brawn, heft, might, leverage, *elbow grease, *oomph.
ANT.: 2. weakness, flaccidity, impotence
II
v.
Sl. jostle, *bull, ram, shoulder, shove, cow, buffalo, plow through, bulldoze, elbow one's way, strong-arm.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The state or quality of being physically strong: brawn, might, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, puissance, sinew, strength, thew (often used in plural). See STRONG. 2. Informal. Effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishing: force, power, weight. Informal: clout. See OVER, STRONG. II verb Informal. To force one's way into a place or situation: push, shove. See ENTER, PUSH.

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