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nerves::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nervousness |
| Type of | mental condition, mental state, psychological state, psychological condition |
| Has types | heebie-jeebies, jitters, mental strain, nervous strain, screaming meemies, strain |
he suffered an attack of nerves.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | self-command, self-control, self-possession, self-will, willpower, possession, will power |
this kind of tension is not good for my nerves.
Examples of nerves
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Is it any wonder that nerves ate him alive in his early days in the big leagues?
From the denverpost.com
Then came the NCAA championships in Philadelphia, and the nerves began to mount.
From the timesunion.com
Back pain is a symptom of arthritis or problems with nerves or disks or muscles.
From the voanews.com
Hirose realized that nerves in the sole of the human foot are vital for walking.
From the businessweek.com
Even if nerves are getting the best of you, Liebel says don't forget the basics.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Our warm-up wasn't very good because of our nerves and I think they overtook us.
From the stltoday.com
Bondos suggested the material might also be useful for replacing damaged nerves.
From the sciencedaily.com
No nerves about taking on a book with which he has such an emotional connection?
From the guardian.co.uk
You need commitment, understanding, nerves of steel and bags of cash and energy.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
- Steel: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
- Heart: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
- Boldness: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
- (nerves) nervousness: 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"
- A peripheral nerve, or simply nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of peripheral axons (the long, slender projections of neurons). A nerve provides a common pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses that are transmitted along each of the axons. ...
- This is a list of characters from the American animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, which was created by Maxwell Atoms, and which originally aired on Cartoon Network from August 24, 2001 to November 11, 2007.
- Nerve is the second novel by British mystery novelist Dick Francis, published in 1964.
