All nerve synonyms
nerve
N n verb nerve
- psych β to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- steel β any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- motivate β to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- gear up β Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- wind up β the act of winding.
- prepare β to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- get ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- psych up β to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- hearten β to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- strengthen β to make stronger; give strength to.
- animate β Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- embolden β Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.
- encourage β Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- fortify β to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- inspirit β to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- invigorate β to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- enhearten β To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten.
adjective nerve
- neurological β the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
noun nerve
- courage β Courage is the quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid.
- bravery β Bravery is brave behaviour or the quality of being brave.
- spirit β the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- audacity β Audacity is audacious behaviour.
- bravado β Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people.
- guts β the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- daring β People who are daring are willing to do or say things which are new or which might shock or anger other people.
- boldness β not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero.
- confidence β If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- determination β Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you.
- fortitude β mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.
- grit β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- heart β Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- stomach β Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
- assumption β If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
- assurance β If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
- backbone β Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
- brass β Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments.
- brazenness β shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
- cheek β Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
- chutzpah β If you say that someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or annoy other people.
- coolness β moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
- crust β The crust on a loaf of bread is the outside part.
- effrontery β shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples.
- endurance β The fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.
- energy β The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- face β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fearlessness β without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.
- firmness β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.