Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
nerve
IPA transcription: [n'ɝv]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
nerve, nervus
Meaning:
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
Synonyms:
heart, mettle, nerve, spunk
Meaning:
the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
steel, nerve
Meaning:
get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
Usage examples
You certainly had your nerve!"
If you've got the nerve, read on."
Every nerve seemed to quiver with weariness.
Count William of Holland dearly loved pluck and nerve.
She's got lots uh nerve; I guess she'll make out all right."
Every nerve in the miserable fugitive's body thrilled with hope.
I waited, every nerve tense, listening to the sounds in the next room.
He said, "Scar on the head,--sword-cut and optic nerve." Make a note of that.
"We'll have the original in a week if you keep your nerve, Bunny," she cried.
An ordinary optic nerve is about the thickness of a thread, but his is like a cord.