nerve has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

Synonyms

nervus

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

This is a common symptom and the cause usually is pressure on the nerve leading to the affected hand .

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

As retinal images are conceded to be an integral function of the brain it seems logical to suppose that the nerves , between the inner brain and the eyes , carry the direct drive for cooperation from the various brain centers - rather_than to theorize on the transmission of an image which is already in required location .

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[ noun ] the courage to carry on

Synonyms

heart spunk mettle

Examples

: "he kept fighting on pure spunk" "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

Used in print

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

As the historic processes of modernization gradually gain momentum , their cohesion will be threatened by divisive forces , the gaps between rulers and subjects , town and country , will widen ; new aspirants for power will emerge whose ambitions far exceed their competence ; old rulers may lose their nerve and their sense_of_direction .

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

I did n't even have the nerve to call her on the telephone .

Related terms

courage steel

3
[ verb ] get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

Synonyms

steel

Related terms

brace heart

4
[ noun ] impudent aggressiveness

Examples

"I couldn't believe her boldness" "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

Related terms

aggressiveness audacity cheek

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