muscle vs mussel

muscle

Definitions

noun

  1. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
  2. one of the contractile organs of the body
  3. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  4. authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
  5. possessing muscular strength

verb

  1. make one's way by force

Examples

The Huilloc men are only a little taller than their womenfolk, with broad chests, powerful shoulders and heavily muscled legs.

The lymphatic vessels of the tongue may be divided into four groups: (1) apical, from the tip of the tongue to the suprahyoid glands and principal gland of the tongue; (2) lateral, from the margin of the tongue—some of these pierce the Mylohyoideus to end in the submaxillary glands, others pass down on the Hyoglossus to the superior deep cervical glands; (3) basal, from the region of the vallate papillæ to the superior deep cervical glands; and (4) median, a few of which perforate the Mylohyoideus to reach the submaxillary glands, while the majority turn around the posterior border of the muscle to enter the superior deep cervical glands.

It's soundproof and completely dark, and I go in there for a couple of hours at a time, You don't realize how much stress you carry around in your muscles and tissue until you lie in this completely buoyant environment.

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mussel

Definitions

noun

  1. black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
  2. marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

Examples

In the evening, the menu takes on more of a bistro persona, with a la carte offerings spanning the gamut from burgers, roast chicken and baked fish to tasty "chasseur" hotpots of mussels steamed in wine (moules marinieres this would be called in France).

The key to the sealant is a family of unique mussel adhesive proteins containing a high concentration of dihydroxyphenylalanine, an amino acid.

You can have sea bass, lobster, herring, turbot, sturgeon cusks, haddock, mullet, eels, crabs, oysters and mussels.

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