What are some alternative words for nettle?
Synonyms for nettle
ˈnɛt l
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Princeton's WordNet
nettle(verb)
any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
nettle, urticate(verb)
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
Synonyms:
annoy, rag, get to, get at, chafe, gravel, devil, irritate, rile, nark, vex, bother, urticateannoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil(verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
Synonyms:
nark, dumbfound, get at, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
nettle(n)
Synonyms:
urticaAssociated words:
urticate, urtication urticalnettle(v)
Synonyms:
irritate, provoke, exasperate, ruffle, incense, annoy
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
nettle
Synonyms:
Stinging nettle, see there, Urtica dioicanettle
Synonyms:
Stinging nettle, see there, Urtica dioica
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#77 | get | |
#132 | make | |
#324 | access | |
#2254 | reach | |
#2851 | beat | |
#2968 | ride | |
#3124 | trouble | |
#3387 | stick | |
#4316 | lecture | |
#4785 | puzzle | |
#5005 | worry | |
#5117 | devil | |
#5985 | cod | |
#6609 | rally | |
#7665 | scratch | |
#9747 | pose | |
#9936 | bother | |
#12745 | rub | |
#13072 | gravel | |
#13704 | bait | |
#14387 | jaw | |
#14457 | sting | |
#14785 | inconvenience | |
#15810 | rag | |
#17420 | tease | |
#19524 | dun | |
#20785 | annoy | |
#21252 | gall | |
#23336 | disturb | |
#26899 | provoke | |
#27090 | fret | |
#27707 | fray | |
#29210 | torment | |
#30103 | amaze | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#42240 | nettle | |
#44368 | reprimand | |
#45992 | rebuke | |
#47688 | irritate | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#50234 | razz | |
#53644 | taunt | |
#54523 | vex | |
#62512 | twit | |
#73551 | scold | |
#80021 | crucify | |
#86407 | agitate | |
#90291 | chafe | |
#95211 | perplex | |
#105484 | reproof | |
#112496 | mystify | |
#116298 | berate | |
#126122 | chide | |
#127183 | rile | |
#144808 | trounce | |
#148246 | tantalize | |
#176771 | roil | |
#216211 | bedevil | |
#224053 | bewilder | |
#231498 | nark | |
#235554 | remonstrate | |
#284627 | lambaste | |
#296996 | excoriate | |
#304391 | lambast | |
#321242 | tantalise |
How to use nettle in a sentence?
The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which nettle us, or which we are outgrowing, or trying to reshape.
Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.
Translations for nettle
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- ахәацAbkhaz
- قراصArabic
- gicitkənAzerbaijani
- кесерткәнBashkir
- крапіваBelarusian
- коприваBulgarian
- ortigaCatalan, Valencian
- нитташChechen
- kopřivaCzech
- вĕлтĕренChuvash
- danhadlenWelsh
- brændenælde, nældeDanish
- Nessel, BrennnesselGerman
- τσουκνίδαGreek
- urtikoEsperanto
- ortigaSpanish
- nõgeneEstonian
- asunBasque
- گزنهPersian
- nokkonen, polttaa, piikitelläFinnish
- brenninota, notaFaroese
- ortie, piquer, irriter, vexerFrench
- neantógIrish
- deanntagScottish Gaelic
- estruga, ortigaGalician
- סרפדHebrew
- csalánHungarian
- եղիճ, եղինջArmenian
- urticaInterlingua
- urtiko, iracigarIdo
- orticaItalian
- 蕁麻Japanese
- ჭინჭარიGeorgian
- қалақайKazakh
- 쐐기풀Korean
- чалканKyrgyz
- urtīcaLatin
- BrennnesselLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- dilgėlėLithuanian
- nātreLatvian
- ongaongaMāori
- халгайMongolian
- ħurrieqaMaltese
- ဖက်ယားBurmese
- brandnetel, irritant, netel, prikken, steken, irriteren, branden, op de heupen werkenDutch
- nesleNorwegian
- hołchʼíʼíNavajo, Navaho
- pokrzywaPolish
- ortiga, urtigaPortuguese
- urzicăRomanian
- крапи́ва, раздражать, уязвлятьRussian
- коприва, žara, жара, kopriva, ожарити, ožaritiSerbo-Croatian
- koprivaSlovene
- hithëraAlbanian
- brännässla, nässlaSwedish
- газна, сӯзгиёҳTajik
- iteşenTurkmen
- ısırganTurkish
- кычытканTatar
- кропива́Ukrainian
- gazanda oʻt, qichitqi oʻtUzbek
- tầm maVietnamese
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