- noun
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- common wild plant with hairs on its leaves that sting and redden the skin when touched [Barron]
- verb
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- to arouse to sharp but transitory annoyance or anger imputable [Taisha]
More word meanings for nettle
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- Wiktionary:
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- WordNet:
- nettle @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
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- MSN Encarta:
- nettle @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- nettle @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
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