nerve

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. courage, strength, vigor, vitality; grit, determination, resolution. —v. t. embolden, steel, strengthen, invigorate.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The path of nervous impulses]

Syn. nerve fiber, nerve tissue, nerve filament, nerve cord, nervure, venation; see also tissue 3 .

Types of nerves include: motor, sensory, afferent, efferent, mixed, excitatory, inhibitory, vasomotor, somatic. The twelve cranial nerves of the human body are: olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducent, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal.

2. [Courage]

Syn. resolution, spirit, mettle; see courage 1 .

3. [Impudence]

Syn. temerity, audacity, effrontery; see rudeness .

See Synonym Study at temerity .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. courage bravery, strength, spirit, spunk, spine, mettle, pluck, *grit, *guts, *gumption, *balls, *chutzpah.

2. impudence effrontery, insolence, gall, brazenness, *balls.

3. sensory pathway sensor, impulse pathway, neuron.

ANT.: 1. cowardice, timidity, spinelessness. 2. shyness, reserve, reticence

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely: braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor. Informal: spunk, spunkiness. Slang: gut (used in plural), gutsiness, moxie. See FEAR. 2. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident: assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, bra-zenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall1, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness. Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness. See ATTITUDE, COURTESY. II verb To impart strength and confidence to: buck up, cheer (up), encourage, hearten, perk up. See HELP.