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neighbourly
adj. friendly, cordial, warm, amiable, agreeable, affable,
companionable, well-disposed, kindly, kind, well-wishing,
genial, sociable, social, harmonious, considerate, thoughtful,
helpful, gracious, courteous, civil: It was quite neighbourly
of the Constables to look after our cat.
neologism n. neoterism, coinage, neology, nonce-word; blend, portmanteau
word: Lexicographers must decide the neologisms to be added to
their dictionaries.
nerve n. 1 courage, coolness, boldness, bravery, intrepidity,
determination, valour, daring, fearlessness, dauntlessness,
pluck, mettle, spirit, fortitude, will, tenacity, steadfastness,
staunchness, firmness, doughtiness, resoluteness, Colloq guts,
grit, gumption, spunk, US sand, Brit bottle, US moxie , Taboo
slang balls: It took a lot of nerve to go back into that
burning building. 2 effrontery, brazenness, gall, impertinence,
brass, impudence, insolence, audacity, brashness, presumption,
presumptuousness, temerity, Colloq cheek, sauce, chutzpah, Slang
crust: You have a lot of nerve, talking to your mother that
way! 3 get on someone's nerves. annoy, irritate, upset: That
loud rock music gets on my nerves. 4 nerves. tension,
nervousness, hysteria, anxiety, fretfulness, stress, worry,
apprehension, fright, Colloq the jitters, Slang the willies, the
heebie-jeebies, US the whim-whams: I had a bad case of nerves
before learning the doctor's diagnosis.
nerve-racking
adj. nerve-wracking, harrowing, agonizing, distressing, trying,
vexing, vexatious, troublesome, worrisome, irksome, irritating:
Waiting for the names of the survivors was the most
nerve-racking experience of my life.
nervous adj. 1 highly-strung, excitable, sensitive, tense, agitated,
wrought up, worked up, upset, flustered, ruffled, disturbed,
perturbed, distressed, worried, anxious, troubled, concerned,
disquieted, edgy, on edge, on tenterhooks, fidgety, fretful,
uneasy, apprehensive, frightened, fearful, shaky, scared,
skittish, US on a tightrope, Colloq jumpy, jittery, flappable,
in a stew, in a dither, in a sweat, in a tizzy, in a flap,