HyperDic: nettle

English > 3 senses of the word *nettle*:
NOUN	plant	nettle	any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
VERB	perception	nettle, urticate	sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
VERB	emotion	nettle, annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, gravel, vex, chafe, devil	cause annoyance in

nettle > pronunciation
Sounds	neh'tahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *nettle*: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae).
Narrower	Roman nettle, Urtica pipulifera	Annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers
	artillery plant, Pilea microphylla	Tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
	friendship plant, panamica, panamiga, Pilea involucrata	Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers
	richweed, clearweed, dead nettle, Pilea pumilla	A plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
	stinging nettle, Urtica dioica	perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs
	wood nettle, Laportea canadensis	American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs
Broader	weed	Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
Spanish	ortiga, urtica
Catalan	ortiga
Verbs	nettle	sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

English > *nettle*: 3 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaning	sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonym	urticate
Broader	bite, sting, burn	Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Similar to	urticate	Whip with or as with nettles
Nouns	nettle	any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

English > *nettle*: 3 senses > verb 2, emotion
Meaning	Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	The performance is likely to nettle Sue
Synonyms	annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Narrower	antagonize, antagonise	Provoke the hostility of
	eat into, fret, rankle, grate	gnaw into
	fret	Cause annoyance in
	get, get under one's skin	irritate
	harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke	annoy continually or chronically
	peeve	Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
	ruffle	Trouble or vex
Broader	displease	Give displeasure to
Similar to	chafe	Feel extreme / extreme irritation or anger
Spanish	agobiar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vejar
Catalan	amoïnar, atabalar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vexar

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