nerve

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
nervus
• Derivationally related forms:
nervous
• Hypernyms:
fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle, fasciculus
• Hyponyms:
motor nerve, efferent nerve, efferent, sensory nerve, afferent nerve,
afferent, 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
• Part Meronyms:
radicle, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, synapse
2. the courage to carry on (Freq. 5)
- he kept fighting on pure spunk
- you haven't got the heart for baseball
• Syn:
heart, mettle, spunk
• Derivationally related forms:
spunky (for: spunk), nervy
• Hypernyms:
courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness
3. impudent aggressiveness
- I couldn't believe her boldness
- he had the effrontery to question my honesty
• Syn:
boldness, brass, face, cheek
• Derivationally related forms:
cheeky (for: cheek), cheek (for: cheek), face (for: face), brassy (for: brass), nervy
• Hypernyms:
aggressiveness
• Hyponyms:
audacity, audaciousness

II - verb

get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
• Syn:
steel
• Hypernyms:
brace, poise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  boldness, brass, face, cheek, heart, mettle, spunk, nervus, steel