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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.
Synonyms: , , ,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.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:(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.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms:
nerve
/ ɜː /
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
informalboldness 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.
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ 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
But Maria, backed by the packed crowd, kept her nerve to serve out to 30 and secure her place in Queen's history.
Russell eased Bath nerves with a penalty but neither side could get into their flow in the midst of a stuttering start.
There are no frayed nerves or screaming matches backstage before the Miami show... and no-one's on fire.
I feel like if you don’t get nerves, that means you don’t care.
In the back room of a children’s play space in Eagle Rock, Andrew Thomas asks a familiar parenting question: How do you stay calm when your kid is testing every last nerve?
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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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