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biceps

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"Upper-arm muscles"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/Part of speech nounSorted bceipsStarts with BEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Upper-arm muscle that bends the forearm.

Word origin

Derived from Latin biceps (“double-headed, two-peaked”), from bis (“twice”) + -ceps (“headed”).

Used in a sentence

  • The leg is bent by the action of the flexor muscles situated on the back of the thigh, the chief of these being called the biceps of the leg.
  • The arm muscles are the show muscles of the physique. When someone asks to "see your muscles," they are most likely referring to your arms, and more specifically, your biceps.
  • Today, Stonewall's flexed biceps measure 18 inches around.

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