nerve
/nɛɾv/
Misollar
- That guy's got some nerve!
- Oh, did I hit a nerve?
- I see I hit a nerve.
- What? Did I hit a nerve?
- Don't lose your nerve, Tom!
- Don't you lose your nerve!
ot noun
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A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
The nerves can be seen through the skin.
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A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood
Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves.
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Courage, boldness.
He hasn't the nerve to tell her he likes her. What a wimp!
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Patience.
The web-team found git-sed is really a time and nerve saver when doing mass changes on your repositories
fe’l verb
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To give courage.
May their example nerve us to face the enemy.
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To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.
The liquor nerved up several of the men after their icy march.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.