nerve

Nouns

  • (n) any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body nervus,
  • (n) the courage to carry on
    • he kept fighting on pure spunk
    • you haven't got the heart for baseball
    mettle, spunk, heart,
  • (n) impudent aggressiveness
    • I couldn't believe her boldness
    • he had the effrontery to question my honesty
    boldness, brass, cheek, face,

Verbs

  • (v) get ready for something difficult or unpleasant steel,

Synonyms

nervus steel mettle spunk heart boldness brass cheek face

Words of close approximity

Nerva Nervi nervy
nerd Nero
Nerva Nervi nervy
nerve agent nerve block anaesthesia nerve block anesthesia nerve cell nerve center nerve centre nerve compression nerve deafness nerve end nerve ending nerve entrapment nerve fiber nerve fibre nerve gas nerve growth factor nerve impulse nerveless nervelessly nervelessness nerve pathway nerve plexus nerve-racking nerveroot nerves nerve tissue nerve tract nerve-wracking