1. Aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; SYN. audaciousness, hutzpa, chutzpah.
2. Fearless daring; SYN. audaciousness, temerity.

ETYM Old Eng. cheke, cheoke, AS. ceŕce, ceňce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, Dutch kaak cheek; perh. akin to Eng. chew, jaw.
1. The fleshy pouches on either side of the face below the eyes.
2. (British) Impudence; audacity.

ETYM Old Eng. nerfe, French nerf, Latin nervus, akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve; perh. akin to Eng. needle. Related to Neuralgia.
Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body; SYN. nervus.
Bundle of nerve cells enclosed in a sheath of connective tissue and transmitting nerve impulses to and from the brain and spinal cord. A single nerve may contain both motor and sensory nerve cells, but they function independently. + prikaži više