Synonym: bravado, courage, daring, mettle, stamina, strength. Antonym: unnerve. Similar words: serve, serve as, reserve, observe, observer, preserve, nervous, intervention. Meaning: [nɜrv /nɜːv] 
n. 1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body 2. the courage to carry on 3. impudent aggressiveness. v. get ready for something difficult or unpleasant.
n. 1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body 2. the courage to carry on 3. impudent aggressiveness. v. get ready for something difficult or unpleasant. 
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91. They would play chicken by driving head-on at each other until one of them lost their nerve and swerved out of the way.
92. I wouldn't have the nerve to try anything so dangerous.
93. This requires authority and a strong nerve.
94. He has kept his nerve under very trying circumstances.
95. Light stimulates the optic nerve.
96. You got a lot of nerve.
97. They also touched a nerve of public anxiety.
98. Nerve cells, canny little things, recycle their neurotransmitters.
99. Contained within the iris are thousands of nerve filaments.
100. Every nerve smouldered on a short fuse.
101. I didn't have the nerve not to.
102. That was a crucial test of his nerve.
103. A new form of nerve gas?
104. The hon. Gentleman has got a nerve.
105. Redstar hold their nerve to win.
106. He didn't have the nerve to ask.
107. But even he had underestimated the king's nerve.
108. Pro-student faculty members accused him of losing his nerve.
109. The industry had lost its touch and its nerve.
110. I injured a nerve in my foot playing volleyball.
111. Your nerve endings bristle at the slightest movement.
112. It required cellular adaptations in thought and nerve fiber.
113. But she didn't have the nerve.
114. Above all[sentencedict .com], how could he have the nerve to come here after what had happened the other night?
115. A swollen optic nerve found by her optometrist led to the discovery of the tumor.
116. The solution seemed so grotesque that his nerve almost failed him.
117. Association of a purine-analogue-sensitive protein kinase activity with p75 nerve growth factor receptors.
118. They are gathered together from all over the retina into a single bundle, which is the optic nerve for that eye.
119. The men breathe air that is filtered to remove any radioactive dust, nerve gases or biological toxins.
120. After a three day siege the kidnapper's nerve failed and he gave himself up to the police.
More similar words: serve, serve as, reserve, observe, observer, preserve, nervous, intervention, carve, curve, survey, harvest, service, serving, owner, surveillance, supervisor, interval, interview, runner, energy, manner, winner, mineral, trainer, planner, partner, prisoner, funeral, observation.