nervethread
nounUK /ˈnɜːvθrɛd/
US /ˈnɜːrvθrɛd/
A tiny thread inside your body that carries messages to and from your brain.
The doctor said the tiny nervethread in his finger helped him feel the tickle.
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2. A thin line of worry or tension that someone feels inside.
A nervethread of worry ran through her before the big test.
3. A slender connecting strand in a plant or insect that looks like a nerve.
The leaf had a delicate nervethread running down its middle.
4. A figurative link that carries feelings or ideas between people.
A nervethread of kindness connected the two old friends.
5. A fine wire or filament used in a machine to send tiny signals.
The toy robot's nervethread lit up when it heard a sound.