Definition for Nerve (-s)

nerve (-s), n. [L. nerv-us, sinew, tendon, bow-string.] (webplay: brain, motion, sense, strength).

  1. Fortitude; firmness of mind; courage.
  2. Sinew; tendon.
  3. Strength; force; authority.
  4. Bundle of fibers that convey impulses and sensations between the brain and the rest of the body; [fig.] capacity for feeling.
  5. [Fig.] Agony; painful sensations.

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