What is "nettle" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does nettle mean in English? Meaning of nettle definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "nettle" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "nettle": any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

Noun

  • Meaning: any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
  • Synonyms: nettle
  • Hyponyms: artillery plant clearweed dead nettle friendship plant laportea canadensis panamica panamiga pilea involucrata pilea microphylla pilea pumilla richweed roman nettle stinging nettle urtica dioica urtica pipulifera wood nettle
  • Hypernyms: weed
  • Meaning of "nettle": sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

    Verb

  • Meaning: sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
  • Synonyms: nettle urticate
  • Hypernyms: bite burn sting
  • Meaning of "nettle": cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • Example: Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
  • Synonyms: annoy bother chafe devil get at get to gravel irritate nark nettle rag rile vex
  • Hyponyms: antagonise antagonize beset chevvy chevy chivvy chivy eat into fret get get under one's skin grate harass harry hassle molest peeve plague provoke rankle ruffle
  • Hypernyms: displease
  • Synonyms:

    tiff, sting, pique, rile, snit, irritate, pet, pester, goad, vex, insult, disgust, annoy, ruffle, exasperate, get, roil, stew, fret, chafe, huff, disturb, miff, tease, peeve, incense, harass, put out,

    Antonyms:

    delight, aid, assist, calm, soothe, dissuade, comfort, placate, appease, pacify, mollify, please, make happy, help, discourage,

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    nettle in English: nettle
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