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A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
example
The nerves can be seen through the skin.
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A neuron.
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A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood
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Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves.
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Courage, boldness.
example
He hasn't the nerve to tell her he likes her. What a wimp!
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Patience.
example
The web-team found git-sed is really a time and nerve saver when doing mass changes on your repositories
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Stamina, endurance, fortitude.
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Audacity, gall.
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He had the nerve to enter my house uninvited.
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(polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.
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(in the plural) Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.
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Ellie had a bad case of nerves before the big test.
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Sinew, tendon.