Nettle Definition

nĕtl
nettled, nettles, nettling
noun
nettles
Any of a genus (Urtica) of annual and perennial weeds of the nettle family with stinging hairs.
Webster's New World
Any of various other stinging or spiny plants.
Webster's New World
verb
nettled, nettles, nettling
To sting with or as with nettles.
Webster's New World
To irritate; annoy; vex.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Designating a family (Urticaceae, order Urticales) of chiefly tropical, dicotyledonous plants covered typically with stinging hairs, including the ramie.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Nettle

Noun

Singular:
nettle
Plural:
nettles

Origin of Nettle

  • From Middle English, from Old English netle, netele, netel from Proto-Germanic *natilǭ (cogate with Old Saxon netila, Middle Dutch netele (modern netel), German Nessel, Middle Danish nædlæ "nettle"), a diminutive of *naton (of unknown origin, perhaps from the same source as net).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English netele ned- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nettle Sentence Examples

  • She has a kind of nettle rash on her back.

  • The natives eat extensively the bulbs of the Martagon lily, and weave cloth out of the fibres of the Kamchatka nettle.

  • Who hasn't sucked the nectar from the flower of the dead nettle?

  • The regular trampling of cattle can wipe out common nettle.

  • The dried nettles may well benefit from being left for a while in a mixture of cream and nettle water.

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Words Starting With

NNENET

Words Ending With

ELETLE

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Words Starting With N and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With N6 Letter Words Ending With E