Nerve
Nerve noun - Shameless boldness.
Root
Root noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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From the parody of the remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," one of characters suspects a dentist is a pod person because, during a root canal, he drilled into a live nerve and didn't even smile.
Source: Depraved Dentist
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Root and Nerve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nerve/root
Nerve & Root. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nerve/root>.
Root or Nerve. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nerve/root.
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