Find your perfect word!

Definition muscle

Etymology

From Middle English muscle, muscule, muskylle, and in part from Middle French muscle, from Latin m?sculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”) because of the mouselike appearance of some muscles, from m?s (“mouse”). Doublet of mussel. More at mouse.

Noun

muscle (countable and uncountable, plural muscles)

1. (uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
2. (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
3. (uncountable, usually in the plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
4. (uncountable, figuratively) Strength, force.
5. (uncountable, figuratively) Hired strongmen or bodyguards.

Verb

muscle (third-person singular simple present muscles, present participle muscling, simple past and past participle muscled)

1. To use force to make progress, especially physical force.

Results 360 Words with the letters MUSCLE

You can also try words with the phrase MUSCLE, words starting with the letters MUSCLE, or words ending in the letters MUSCLE.

Favorites Searches

Words… ending with q, starting with q, starting with qa, starting with qo, with two letters, starting with x, starting with j, ending with j,

Some random searches: Words with the letters QI, Words with the letters RA, Words with the letters FAU, Words with the letters KFKWO,