Word Image
plural: nerves
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: stringy nervous system tissue that carries nerve impulses; fearless boldness; rude or disrespectful behavior; a sore or sensitive point
verb: to give strength or courage to
Word Family
nerved
nerving
nervous
nervously
nervousness
nervy
nerveless
unnerved
unnerving
innervate
enervate
Sentences
She had a case of the nerves before her performance.
I can’t believe she had the nerve to call me a liar.
The optic nerve in the eye allows you to see.
I was a nervous wreck before our performance.
He found the nerve to stand up to his boss.
Ted needs to nerve himself for the big game tomorrow.
You have a lot of nerve to talk to me that way.
To be a paramedic, you need to be calm, clearheaded, and nerveless in emergencies.
His nervous mother is always worrying that something terrible will happen to him.
Seeing the police in there unnerved me.
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