nerve
11nervé — nervé, ée (nèr vé, vée) part. passé de nerver. 1° Panneaux nervés. 2° Terme de botanique. Qui est muni de nervures, ou qui en a de très saillantes. Terme de blason. Se dit des feuilles dont les nervures sont d un émail différent …
12nerve — noun 1 in the body ADJECTIVE ▪ pinched (AmE), trapped (BrE) ▪ sensitive ▪ damaged ▪ facial, optic, sciatic …
13Nerve — A 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. Nerves are found only …
14nerve — nerve1 W3S3 [nə:v US nə:rv] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worried feelings)¦ 2¦(body part)¦ 3¦(courage)¦ 4 get on somebody s nerves 5¦(lack of respect)¦ 6 touch/hit a (raw) nerve 7 nerves of steel ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: nervus] …
15nerve — [[t]nɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]] ♦♦♦ nerves, nerving, nerved 1) N COUNT Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body. ...spinal nerves. ...in cases where the nerve fibres are severed. 2) N PLURAL: usu poss N …
16nerve — I UK [nɜː(r)v] / US [nɜrv] noun Word forms nerve : singular nerve plural nerves ** 1) [countable] one of the groups of fibres in your body that carry messages between your brain and the rest of your body, communicating pain, pressure, feelings of …
17nerve — nerve1 [ nɜrv ] noun ** 1. ) count one of the groups of fibers in your body that carry messages between your brain and the rest of your body, communicating pain, pressure, feelings of heat and cold, etc.: A pinched nerve is causing her a lot of… …
18nerve — 1 noun 1 FEELINGS nerves (plural) the feeling of being nervous because you are worried or a little frightened: “What s wrong?” “It s just nerves. He s got his exams tomorrow.” | be a bundle/bag of nerves informal (=be extremely worrid or… …
19nerve — n. assurance gall (colloq.) 1) to display, have nerve 2) the nerve to + inf. (she had the nerve to ask for another day off) self confidence 3) to lose one s nerve sensitivity 4) a raw nerve (his remark hit a raw nerve) band of nervous tissue 5)… …
20nerve — /nɜv / (say nerv) noun 1. one or more bundles of fibres, forming part of a system which conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body. 2. Dentistry a. the nerve tissue in the pulp of a… …
