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- US Pronunciation
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- [thyoo]
- /θyu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [thyoo]
- /θyu/
Definitions of thew word
- noun thew Usually, thews. muscle or sinew. 1
- noun thew thews, physical strength. 1
- noun thew well-developed muscle 1
- noun thew plural: muscular strength 1
- noun thew muscle, esp if strong or well-developed 0
- noun thew muscular strength 0
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Origin of thew
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English thēaw custom, usage; cognate with Old High German thau (later dau) discipline; akin to Latin tuērī to watch
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Parts of speech for Thew
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thew popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
thew usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thew
noun thew
- beef — Beef is the meat of a cow, bull, or ox.
- brawn — Brawn is physical strength.
- brute force — physical strength, power
- hardiness — the capacity for enduring or sustaining hardship, privation, etc.; capability of surviving under unfavorable conditions.
- muscle — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
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