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nerve
Noun
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A nerve is a cell in the body that sends signals. The brain is made of nerves.
She can't feel anything with this arm, and can't move her arm, because the nerves were cut in an accident.
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Nerve is confidence: a feeling of being able to do something.
He didn't have the nerve to ask her to dance.
You had a lot of nerve, saying that to me! Go away!
canal
Noun
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A canal is a waterway (similar to a river) that is made by humans so that boats can travel it.
Before the canal was made there was no way to travel between the two lakes.
canal
Verb
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To canal is to build a man-made waterway.
Let's canal through this mountain so we can connect the lakes by water.
bur
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verb
(= burr)
remove the burrs from
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noun
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
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noun
small bit used in dentistry or surgery