Definition of "nerves" []

• Plural form of nerve. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nerve. (verb)

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• "From the spine, thirty-one pairs of nerves, called _spinal nerves_, pass to different parts of my body; some to the lungs, some to the heart, some to the stomach, some to the bones, and some to the muscles and skin."
• "But it was evident from the laboured performance by Carlo Ancelotti's side that the title nerves are beginning to take hold."
• "Another thing that works my nerves is the assumption that there's only a single way to respond to a particular issue."