Nerve (Noun)
Meaning 1
The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- She showed remarkable nerve in standing up to her accusers despite the overwhelming evidence against her.
- It took nerve to walk into the abandoned mansion alone, but he was determined to explore it.
- The firefighters showed great nerve in entering the burning building to rescue the trapped family.
- After losing his job, he found the nerve to start his own business despite having no experience.
- The detective had the nerve to accuse the mayor of corruption in front of the entire city council.
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Meaning 2
Impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
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- Nervus Ischiadicus
- Nervus Saphenus
- Nervus Ulnaris
- Nervus Radialis
- Efferent Nerve
- Afferent
- Cubital Nerve
- Musculospiral Nerve
- Depressor Nerve
- Nervus Spinalis
- Efferent
- Afferent Nerve