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net·tle
 nettle
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one of a variety of herbs, the leaves of which are covered with hairs that release a stinging substance when touched.
She was stung by nettles as she fled through the woods.- similar words:
- thistle
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| related words: |
prowess, thorn |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
nettles, nettling, nettled |
| definition 1: |
to provoke, irritate, or annoy.
Her superior attitude and supreme confidence nettled him.- synonyms:
- aggravate, annoy, exasperate, gall, harass, irritate, needle, provoke, rankle, rile, torment, vex
- similar words:
- anger, bother, grate, gripe, inflame, irk, miff, offend, peeve, pester, rasp, ruffle
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| definition 2: |
to sting with or as if with the hairs of a nettle.
The thorns can nettle your skin.- similar words:
- sting
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| related words: |
anger, badger, exasperate, fret, gall, gnaw, incense, madden, persecute, plague |
| derivation: |
nettly (adj.) |
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