contraction muscular contraction
muscle contraction | (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) |
bodybuilding
anaerobic exercise
muscle building
musclebuilding | exercise that builds muscles through tension |
| assertiveness training | a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly |
autogenic therapy
autogenic training
autogenics | training patients in self-induced relaxation |
| athletic training | the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete |
training
preparation
grooming | activity leading to skilled behavior |
| military training | training soldiers in military procedures |
| basic training | the initial period of training for new military personnel, involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline |
| toilet training | training a young child to use the toilet |
construction
building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
shipbuilding
ship building | the construction of ships |
| construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
| jerry-building | construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit |
morale building
morale booster | anything that serves to increase morale, the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder |
apartment building
apartment house | a building that is divided into apartments |
bank
bank building | a building in which the business of banking transacted, the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon |
building
edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place, there was a three-story building on the corner, it was an imposing edifice |
| building block | a block of material used in construction work |
building complex
complex | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures |
building supply store
building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
Capitol
Capitol Building | the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet |
church
church building | a place for public (especially Christian) worship, the church was empty |
| diplomatic building | government building in which diplomats live or work |
| Empire State Building | a skyscraper built in New York City in ,feet tall |
| farm building | a building on a farm |
| government building | a building that houses a branch of government |
medical building
health facility
healthcare facility | building where medicine is practiced |
| muscle relaxant | a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions |
office building
office block | a building containing offices where work is done |
reformatory
reform school
training school | correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders |
| Roman building | a building constructed by the ancient Romans |
school ship
training ship | a ship used to train students as sailors |
telecom hotel
telco building | a building that houses telecommunications equipment, the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing |
education training
breeding | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior), a woman of breeding and refinement |
brawn
brawniness
muscle
muscularity
sinew
heftiness | possessing muscular strength |
| muscle | authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way), the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign |
| muscle muscular tissue | animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells |
muscle
musculus | one of the contractile organs of the body |
| striated muscle tissue | muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes |
skeletal muscle
striated muscle | a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton, a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes |
| voluntary muscle | striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily |
abductor
abductor muscle | a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line |
adductor
adductor muscle | a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line |
musculus adductor magnus
great adductor muscle | the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh |
anconeous muscle
musculus anconeus | the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist |
| antagonistic muscle | (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another, the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles |
| articular muscle | a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint |
cheek muscle
buccinator muscle
musculus buccinator | a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth |
extensor muscle
extensor | a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part |
flexor muscle
flexor | a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint |