nerve
Meanings
Plural: nerves
Noun
- any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
- the courage to carry on
- impudent aggressiveness
- A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
- A neuron.
- A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood.
- Courage; boldness; audacity; gall.
- Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude.
- One's neural structures considered collectively as, and conceptually equated with, one's psyche.
- Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions.
- The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.
- Sinew, tendon.
Verb
- get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
- To give courage.
- To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.
Origin / Etymology
Recorded since circa 1374 as Middle English nerve, from Medieval Latin nervus (“nerve”), from Latin nervus (“sinew”). Doublet of neuron and sinew.
Synonyms
audacity, balls, bield, boldhead, boldness, brashness, brass, bravehood, braveness, bravery, brazenness, cheek, courage, courageousness, daring, face, fearlessness, grit, guts, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, mood, nerve, nervus, ovaries, pecker, pluck, spunk, steel, undauntedness, valour
Scrabble Score: 8
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