Ability and Muscle

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

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Muscle and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Muscle" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Muscle noun - Muscular strength.

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Ability and muscle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Muscle".

Nearby Words: muscular, muscled, muscling

human	human ability	human muscle
high	high ability	high muscle
physical	physical ability	physical muscle
best	best ability	best muscle
Other adjectives: single, powerful, actual, real, increased, little, main, new, useful, general, less, extra, additional, primary, enhanced, magical.

Also a power of his, Duncan gains the ability to turn people temporarily into First Men, 9 feet tall slabs of muscle.

Source: Roleplay / Warhammer Fantasy A Dynasty Shrouded In Mist
Ratman turns calories into pure energy while Fatman is more this trope, with his superpower being the ability to turn body fat into a type of muscle fat.

Source: Acrofatic
This trope exists because, as humans, we tend to associate power with muscle strength, and thus the ability to move things.

Source: Blown Across the Room

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