Nerva
Nerva

nerve


Definition: Meaning of, nerve in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nəːv /

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nerve nerves
  1. worried feelings nerves [plural] used to talk about someone being worried or frightened
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  2. worried feelings nerves [plural] the feeling of being worried or a little frightened
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  3. body part [countable] nerves are parts inside your body which look like threads and carry messages between the brain and other parts of the body
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  4. courage [uncountable] courage and confidence in a dangerous, difficult, or frightening situation
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  5. get on somebody's nerves informal if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the time
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  6. lack of respect [singular] spoken if you say someone has a nerve, you mean that they have done something unsuitable or impolite, without seeming to be embarrassed about behaving in this way [=  cheek]
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  7. touch/hit a (raw) nerve to mention something that makes someone upset, angry, or embarrassed, especially accidentally
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  8. nerves of steel the ability to be brave and calm in a dangerous or difficult situation
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
nerve nerved nerved
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nerving nerves
  1. nerve yourself to do something/for something to force yourself to be brave enough to do something
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nerve used in phrases

  • abdominal nerve plexus (noun)
    1. a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach
  • abducens nerve (noun)
    1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
  • abducent nerve (noun)
    1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
  • accessory nerve (noun)
    1. cranial and spinal arises from two sets of roots that unite to form the nerve
  • acoustic nerve (noun)
    1. a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
  • afferent nerve (noun)
    1. a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
  • anterior crural nerve (noun)
    1. one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
  • auditory nerve (noun)
    1. a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
  • cervical nerve (noun)
    1. any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord
  • coccygeal nerve (noun)
    1. the lowest pair of spinal nerves
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