nerve
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
Types & categories
- fiber bundle hypernym
- motor nerve hyponym
- sensory nerve hyponym
- cranial nerve hyponym
- depressor nerve hyponym
- radial nerve hyponym
- splanchnic nerve hyponym
- sciatic nerve hyponym
- saphenous nerve hyponym
- ulnar nerve hyponym
- spinal nerve hyponym
Parts & wholes
- radicle part meronym
- nerve fiber part meronym
- synapse part meronym
Related & opposite
- neural derivation
Sense 2 verb
get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
Types & categories
- brace hypernym
Related & opposite
- mettle derivation
Sense 3 noun
the courage to carry on
he kept fighting on pure spunk
Types & categories
- courage hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
impudent aggressiveness
I couldn't believe her boldness
Types & categories
- aggressiveness hypernym
- audacity hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | neural |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | radicle |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | nerve fiber |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | synapse |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fiber bundle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | motor nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensory nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cranial nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | depressor nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | radial nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | splanchnic nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sciatic nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | saphenous nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ulnar nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spinal nerve |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mettle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | brace |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | steel |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | game |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spunky |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | courage |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cheek |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | confront |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | brazen |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | brash |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | aggressiveness |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | audacity |