Definitions for nerves
nerves

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1. nervousness, nervesnoun

   an uneasy psychological state

   "he suffered an attack of nerves"

2. nervesnoun

   control of your emotions

   "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"

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1. Nerves

   sometimes used to = veins, in wing structures.

Matched Categories

1. • Psychological State
   • Self-control

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nerves' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3939

Anagrams for nerves »

1. Severn

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1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nerves in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nerves in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of nerves in a Sentence

1. Paul Chesterton:

   Trader and investor nerves are a bit fragile at the moment...People are just unsure at the moment of whether this is a good buying opportunity or not.

2. Daniil Medvedev:

   It would be not a good feeling if I lost three finals in a row so it's just a relief and I'm so happy, i started feeling cramps at 5-3( in the second set), first time in three weeks I started cramping, probably because of the nerves and it's been 24 days in a row I played tennis.

3. De Lacy:

   If you cut these nerves, the patient will probably have urinary problems, sexual problems, many things.

4. Al Womble:

   At the end of the 2016 election and 2017 for a little while, there were still some pretty raw nerves there. To deny any sort of role within that situation I think would be a little disingenuous, i'd like to see Bernie Sanders say,' Hey, I'm here to appeal to more than just a small base of people and I want to bring people together.

5. David Ionovich Bronstein:

   A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.

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