thew C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /θju/ UK /θjuː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun muscular strength or sinew, especially of the body The blacksmith's broad thew was the product of decades at the forge. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · muscular strength or sinew,... musclesinewbrawnstrengthmight ↔ Opposites weaknessfeebleness Word family Forms thews Derived forms thewy Related forms thews Etymology AI details From Old English theaw ('habit, custom, manner'); the sense of 'bodily strength or muscle' is a later development, especially in the plural thews. theaw Old English View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # thew **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /θju/ **IPA (UK):** /θjuː/ ## Meanings 1. muscular strength or sinew, especially of the body ## Examples - The blacksmith's broad thew was the product of decades at the forge. ## Synonyms - muscle - sinew - brawn - strength - might ## Antonyms - weakness - feebleness ## Derived Forms - thewy ## Related Forms - thews ## Roots and Affixes - Root: theaw ## Etymology From Old English theaw ('habit, custom, manner'); the sense of 'bodily strength or muscle' is a later development, especially in the plural thews. ## AI Etymology Thew is from Old English theaw ('habit, custom, manner'); the sense of 'bodily strength or muscle' is a later development, especially in the plural thews. Important recorded forms include theaw (Old English). The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers muscular strength or sinew, especially of the body. The wider family includes derived forms such as thewy and related words such as thews. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown