Definition for Soleus:

• A muscle situate at the posterior part of the leg. It is broad, flat, and almost oval; and is attached, above, to the posterior edge of the fibula, to the oblique line on the posterior surface, and to the inner edge of the tibia. It terminates, below, by a large tendon, which unites to that of the gastrocnemius externus, to form the tendo Achillis. This muscle extends the foot on the leg, and conversely.

Synonyms for Soleus:

• n.

  •body (noun)
  • soleus muscle,
  • soleus.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • anatomy,
  • skeletal muscle,
  • striated muscle.

Homophones for Soleus:

• slosh, seychellois, solace, saw log, sash lock, slice, saxicolous, scale wax, slush, syllogise, scalage, scallywag, salk, silky, shigellosis, scoliosis, shekels, sexualise, salish, schlock, soliloquize, seles, shoelace, sills, sulky, sales, soliloquy, scaleless, Seleucus I, silique, sociology, shellac wax, scalawag, slash, socialize, sacculus, soul kiss, shellack, skywalk, skulk, sleaze, silage, shoe lace, suchlike, silicious, salicaceae, squalus, shell-less, Seljuk, sleigh, souslik, slake, socialise, slug, sea slug, shell shock, silks, soliloquise, slacks, slews, slick, saluki, salacious, sulawesi, sloughy, sulcus, slack, saw-like, suillus, salix, shoeless, slough, selachii, silk, sls, shlock, silica, shillelagh, sluiceway, sea louse, slowcoach, shellac, scalic, slouchy, sulk, silex, sexless, saclike, soleless, slushy, silesia, suslik, sialis, schulz, siliceous, Sao Louis, sluice, silicosis, Siskiyou Lewisia, scalelike, syllogize, salsa, slezsko, squelch, sexualize, siliqua, silky oak, sillago, sleazy, saw logs, schoolhouse, silk oak, seychelles, slouch, shylock, sleek, slog, slask, soulless, seleucus, sluggish, slag, Sauce Louis, sclk.

Holonyms for Soleus:

• n.

  • body
    sura, calf.

Hyponym for Soleus:

• n.

  • body
    striated muscle, skeletal muscle.