A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. / (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron. / (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood.

(transitive) To give courage. / (transitive) To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.

plural of nerve

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nerve

simple past tense and past participle of nerve

(obsolete) Vigorous, strong; courageous. / (in combination) Having nerves of a specified kind. / (botany, often in combination) Having one or more principal veins, especially of a leaf.

Followed by a pronoun or personal name(s), expresses disapproval or anger about something done or said by the referred person(s). / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see the, nerve, of.

present participle of nerve

(botany) An arrangement of nerves or veins in a plant.

plural of nerving