Muscle vs mussel

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Grammarist

Muscle is the fibrous tissue in an animal or human body that contracts and expands in order to create movement, either internal or external. The word muscle is also used to describe someone or something that is powerful or influential or something that is accomplished through force. Informally, muscle also indicates a person who is physically strong or whose job it is to enforce rules. Muscle is derived from the Latin word musculus.

A mussel is a bivalve mollusk of the marine genus Mytilus or the freshwater genera Anodonta or Unio. A mussel has an elongated shell and attaches to piers or rocks, or lies in the beds of rivers. Not all mussels are edible. The word mussel is also derived from the Latin word musculus.

Examples

But every fifth day when Fernandez flexes his muscle they’re not just a charming little story anymore. (The Sun-Sentinel)

Concentric exercise shortens the muscle to initiate a movement and produce force (think of Popeye’s bulging bicep), whereas eccentric exercise focuses on working muscles as they lengthen (typically the return phase of an exercise). (The South China Morning Post)

This was the era of muscle cars, after all, a time when these bold, brassy, rubber-burning machines were the centerpiece of local folk lore. (The West Central Tribune)

Bad news for Zorinsky Lake: Evidence of the invasive zebra mussel has again been found in the lake, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday. (The Omaha World-Herald)

The errant driver on U.S. 40 southeast of Heber City was nabbed for blowing by a quagga mussel checkpoint, set up to protect popular boating destinations like Strawberry, Deer Creek and Jordanelle reservoirs. (The Deseret News)