nerve
/nɜːv/
A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics; Courage; boldness; audacity
- plural
- nerves
Meanings
- 1
A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics
Tom gets on my nerves.
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You don't have the nerve.
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Courage; boldness; audacity; gall
- 3
Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude
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Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions
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A neuronrare
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A vein in a leaf; a grain in woodrare
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One's neural structures considered collectively as, and conceptually equated with, one's psycherare
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The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processingrare
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Sinew, tendonrare
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A particular simplicial set constructed from a categoryrare