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nerves   (TTS Sound)

The noun nerves has 2 senses

• nervousness, nerves -- (an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves")


• nerves -- (control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves")

The noun nerve has 3 senses

• nerve, nervus -- (any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body)


• heart, mettle, nerve, spunk -- (the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball")


• boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek -- (impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty")

The verb nerve has 1 sense

• steel, nerve -- (get ready for something difficult or unpleasant)