Definition of muscle

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • muscle is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • muscle is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • muscle is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of muscle


  • possessing muscular strength (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. brawn
    2. brawniness
    3. heftiness
    4. muscularity
    5. sinew
  • one of the contractile organs of the body (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. musculus
  • a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard (noun)

    Examples

    1. the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him

    Synonyms

    1. muscleman
  • animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. muscular tissue
  • authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign
  • make one's way by force (verb)

    Examples

    1. He muscled his way into the office

See definition of muscle in Merriam Webster