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Noun nerve has 3 senses

nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
--₁ is a kind of fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle, fasciculus
--₁ has parts: radicle; nerve fiber, nerve fibre; synapse
--₁ has particulars:

motor nerve; sensory nerve; cranial nerve; depressor, depressor nerve; radial nerve, nervus radialis, musculospiral nerve; splanchnic nerve; sciatic nerve, nervus ischiadicus; saphenous nerve, nervus saphenus; ulnar nerve, cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris; spinal nerve, nervus spinalis

heart, mettle, nerve, spunk - the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
--₂ is a kind of courage, courageousness, bravery

Derived form: verb nerve₁
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
--₃ is a kind of aggressiveness
--₃ has particulars: audacity, audaciousness

Verb nerve has 1 sense

steel, nerve - get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
--₁ is one way to brace, poise

Derived form: noun nerve₂
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