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nerve n. [
nervus] any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
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nerve n. [
heart, mettle, spunk] the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
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nerve v. [
steel] get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
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nerve n. [
boldness, brass, face, cheek] impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
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