thew

thew

noun \ˈthü, ˈthyü\

Definition of THEW

1

a : muscular power or development b : strength, vitality

2

: muscle, sinew —usually used in plural

Examples of THEW

1. <a prizefighter of unparalleled thew in the boxing world>

Origin of THEW

Middle English, personal quality, virtue, from Old English thēaw; akin to Old High German thau custom

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to THEW

Synonyms: beef, brawn, main, muscle

Related Words: force, might, potency, power, puissance, sinew; energy, vigor

Near Antonyms: impotence, impotency, weakness; debilitation, debility, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity

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Rhymes with THEW

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo