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nerve
[nurv]
noun
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
a sinew or tendon.
to strain every nerve.
firmness or courage under trying circumstances.
an assignment requiring nerve;
to lose your nerve at the very last moment.
boldness; audacity; impudence; impertinence.
He had the nerve to say that?
nerves, nervousness.
an attack of nerves.
strength, vigor, or energy.
a test of nerve and stamina.
Antonyms: weakness(not in technical use) pulp tissue of a tooth.
Botany., a vein, as in a leaf.
a line, or one of a system of lines, extending across something.
verb (used with object)
to give strength, vigor, or courage to.
Encouragement had nerved him for the struggle.
Antonyms: weaken
nerve
/ nɜːv /
noun
any of the cordlike bundles of fibres that conduct sensory or motor impulses between the brain or spinal cord and another part of the body
courage, bravery, or steadfastness
to become timid, esp failing to perform some audacious act
informal, boldness or effrontery; impudence
he had the nerve to swear at me
muscle or sinew (often in the phrase strain every nerve )
a large vein in a leaf
any of the veins of an insect's wing
to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
verb
to give courage to (oneself); steel (oneself)
to provide with nerve or nerves
nerve
Any of the bundles of fibers made up of neurons that carry sensory and motor information throughout the body in the form of electrical impulses. Afferent nerves carry information to the central nervous system, and efferent nerves carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles, organs, and glands. Efferent nerves include the nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which control voluntary motor activity and of the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary motor activity.
nerve
A bundle of fibers composed of neurons that connects the body parts and organs to the central nervous system and carries impulses from one part of the body to another.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of nerve1
Idioms and Phrases
bundle of nerves. bundle of nerves.
have nerves of steel, to be able to control one’s fear or unease and remain calm and competent, even in the worst of circumstances.
I thought I had nerves of steel, but when we had to dissect a pig, I turned into a jellyfish.
get on one's nerves, to irritate, annoy, or provoke one.
Boisterous children get on my nerves.
Example Sentences
In an interview on “Good Morning America,” he explained that he had been experiencing nerve pain that led to the discovery of his condition.
At the other end, Ben Duckett settled his nerves with a textbook drive off Scott Boland to bank the first four of the series and followed it up with another in the same over.
A blockbuster earnings report from chip bellwether Nvidia on Wednesday seemed to settle nerves that vast investments in the artificial intelligence sector may have been overdone.
Our body's "blood factory" is made of highly specialized tissue containing bone cells, nerves, blood vessels and several other cell types.
Either way, it was the most obvious sign of the nerves delivering the Ashes opener brings.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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