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English noun: nettle | |||
| 1. | nettle (plant) any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weed | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 | ||
English verb: nettle | |||
| 1. | nettle (perception) sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation | ||
| Synonyms | urticate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bite, burn, sting | ||
| Verb group | urticate | ||
| 2. | nettle (emotion) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | ||
| Samples | Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to nettle Sue | ||
| Synonyms | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, rag, rile, vex | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displease | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | antagonise, antagonize, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, eat into, fret, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rankle, ruffle | ||
| Verb group | chafe | ||
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