13
sinew(noun, strength, vigor, band, cord)
10
cord(noun, connection, band, string, rope)
7
string(noun, connection, cord, twine)
7
rope(noun, connection, string, cord, twine)
6
ligament(noun, tissue, band)
5
line(connection, string, twine)
5
twine(noun, string, cord)
3
muscle(noun, body, strength, vigor, meat)
3
cable(connection, string, twine)
3
fiber(connection, string, twine)
3
hamstring(noun, band, cord)
3
nerve
3
tissue(noun, band, meat)
2
bond(noun, connection, string, twine)
2
guy(noun, connection, cord)
2
wire
2
band(noun, band)
2
chord
2
chorda
2
connective tissue(expression, idiom)
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