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Word: Nerve
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘tendon, sinew’): from Latin nervus; related to Greek neuron ‘nerve’ (see neuron)
nəːv
a whitish fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs
Short Definition:fibre or fibres transmitting impulses
Examples:- the optic nerve
one's steadiness and courage in a demanding situation
Short Definition:steadiness and courage
Examples:- an amazing journey which tested her nerves to the full
- he kept his nerve and won five games in a row
feelings of nervousness
Short Definition:nervousness
Examples:- his first-night nerves soon disappeared
a prominent unbranched rib in a leaf, especially in the midrib of the leaf of a moss.
Short Definition:prominent unbranched rib in leaf
Word: Nerve
Speech Type: Verb
nəːv
brace oneself mentally to face a demanding situation
Short Definition:brace oneself to face situation
Examples:- she nerved herself to enter the room
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