The Clue
Real nerve (4 letter answer)
The Answer
GALL
Tags
Notes
The answer GALL is common and appears about once every 350 puzzles.
Related Clues
Audacity
Brass
Chafe
Chutzpah
Crust
Effrontery
Impudence
Irritate
Moxie
Nerve
Rancor
Temerity
Vex
Boldness to a fault
Chutzpah, in the extreme
Annoy no end
More than irk
Rub the wrong way
Definition
GALL as a noun:
1. (saddle sore, gall) = an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
2. a skin sore caused by chafing
3. abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
4. (resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour) = a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
5. (bile, gall) = a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
6. (crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness) = the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
GALL as a verb:
1. (chafe, gall, fret) = become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
2. (gall, irk) = irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"