nerve
[ nurv ]
/ nɜrv /
noun
verb (used with object), nerved, nerv·ing.
to give strength, vigor, or courage to: Encouragement had nerved him for the struggle.
Idioms for nerve
get on one's nerves,
to irritate, annoy, or provoke one: Boisterous children get on my nerves.
Origin of nerve
1350–1400; Middle English: nerve, tendon < Latin
nervus sinew, tendon; akin to Greek
neûron (see
neuron); replacing Middle English
nerf < Middle French < Latin, as above
SYNONYMS FOR nerve
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British Dictionary definitions for nerve
nerve
/ (nɜːv) /
noun
verb (tr)
to give courage to (oneself); steel (oneself)
to provide with nerve or nerves
See also
nerves
Word Origin for nerve
C16: from Latin
nervus; related to Greek
neuron; compare Sanskrit
snāvan sinew
Medical definitions for nerve
nerve
[ nûrv ]
n.
Any of the cordlike bundles of nervous tissue made up of myelinated or unmyelinated nerve fibers and held together by a connective tissue sheath through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body.
The sensitive tissue in the pulp of a tooth.
nerves
Nervous agitation caused by fear, anxiety, or stress.
Scientific definitions for nerve
nerve
[ nûrv ]
Any of the bundles of fibers made up of neurons that carry sensory and motor information throughout the body in the form of electrical impulses. Afferent nerves carry information to the central nervous system, and efferent nerves carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles, organs, and glands. Efferent nerves include the nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which control voluntary motor activity and of the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary motor activity.
Cultural definitions for nerve
nerve
A bundle of fibers composed of neurons that connects the body parts and organs to the central nervous system and carries impulses from one part of the body to another.
Idioms and Phrases with nerve
nerve
see bundle of nerves; get on someone's nerves; get up (one's nerve); have a nerve; lose one's nerve; of all the nerve; war of nerves.