nettle as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
- 2
nettle
noun
1 nettle
Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae).
Roget 663:
bane,
curse;
evil
etc.
619;
hurtfulness
etc.
(badness)
649†;
painfulness
etc.
(cause of pain)
830;
scourge
etc.
(punishment)
975;
damnosa hereditas [Lat.];
white elephant.
sting,
fang,
thorn,
tang,
bramble,
brier,
nettle.
poison,
toxin;
teratogen;
leaven,
virus venom;
arsenic;
antimony,
tartar emetic;
strychnine,
nicotine;
miasma,
miasm†,
mephitis†,
malaria,
azote†,
sewer gas;
pest.
[poisonous substances, examples]
Albany hemp†,
arsenious oxide,
arsenious acid;
bichloride of mercury;
carbonic acid,
carbonic gas;
choke damp,
corrosive sublimate,
fire damp;
hydrocyanic acid,
cyanide,
Prussic acid,
hydrogen cyanide;
marsh gas,
nux vomica [Lat.],
ratsbane†.
[poisonous plants]
hemlock,
hellebore,
nightshade,
belladonna,
henbane,
aconite;
banewort†,
bhang,
ganja†,
hashish;
Upas tree.
[list of poisonous substances]
Toxline (online).
rust,
worm,
helminth [Med.],
moth,
moth and rust,
fungus,
mildew;
dry rot;
canker,
cankerworm;
cancer;
torpedo;
viper
etc.
(evil doer)
913;
demon
etc.
980.
[Science of poisons]
toxicology.
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Dutch: irritant, netel, brandnetel
verb
1 nettle
Sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation.
synonym: urticate.
Dutch: irriteren
2 nettle
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, rag, rile, vex ... show more.
Roget 830:
cause pain,
occasion pain,
give pain,
bring pain,
induce pain,
produce pain,
create pain,
inflict pain
etc.
828;
pain,
hurt,
wound.
pinch,
prick,
gripe
etc.
(physical pain)
378;
pierce,
lancinate†,
cut.
hurt the feelings,
wound the feelings,
grate upon the feelings,
grate upon the nerves,
jar upon the feelings;
wring the heart,
pierce the heart,
lacerate the heart,
break the heart,
rend the heart;
make the heart bleed;
tear the heart strings,
rend the heart strings;
draw tears from the eyes.
sadden;
make unhappy
etc.
828;
plunge into sorrow,
grieve,
fash†,
afflict,
distress;
cut up,
cut to the heart.
displease,
annoy,
incommode,
discompose,
trouble,
disquiet;
faze,
feaze†,
feeze [U.S.];
disturb,
cross,
perplex,
molest,
tease,
tire,
irk,
vex,
mortify,
wherret†,
worry,
plague,
bother,
pester,
bore,
pother,
harass,
harry,
badger,
heckle,
bait,
beset,
infest,
persecute,
importune.
wring,
harrow,
torment,
torture;
bullyrag;
put to the rack,
put to the question;
break on the wheel,
rack,
scarify;
cruciate†,
crucify;
convulse,
agonize;
barb the dart;
plant a dagger in the breast,
plant a thorn in one's side.
irritate,
provoke,
sting,
nettle,
try the patience,
pique,
fret,
rile,
tweak the nose,
chafe,
gall;
sting to the quick,
wound to the quick,
cut to the quick;
aggrieve,
affront,
enchafe†,
enrage,
ruffle,
sour the temper;
give offense
etc.
(resentment)
900.
maltreat,
bite,
snap at,
assail;
smite
etc.
(punish)
972.
sicken,
disgust,
revolt,
nauseate,
disenchant,
repel,
offend,
shock,
stink in the nostrils;
go against the stomach,
turn the stomach;
make one sick,
set the teeth on edge,
go against the grain,
grate on the ear;
stick in one's throat,
stick in one's gizzard;
rankle,
gnaw,
corrode,
horrify,
appal†,
appall,
freeze the blood;
make the flesh creep,
make the hair stand on end;
make the blood curdle,
make the blood run cold;
make one shudder.
haunt the memory;
weigh on the heart,
prey on the heart,
weigh on the mind,
prey on the mind,
weigh on the spirits,
prey on the spirits;
bring one's gray hairs with sorrow to the bring one's gray hairs with sorrow to the grave;
add a nail to one's coffin.
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Roget 900:
resent,
take amiss,
take ill,
take to heart,
take offense,
take umbrage,
take huff,
take exception;
take in ill part,
take in bad part,
take in dudgeon;
ne pas entendre raillerie [Fr.];
breathe revenge,
cut up rough.
fly into a rage,
fall into a rage,
get into a rage,
fly into a passion;
bridle up,
bristle up,
froth up,
fire up,
flare up;
open the vials of one's wrath,
pour out the vials of one's wrath.
pout,
knit the brow,
frown,
scowl,
lower,
snarl,
growl,
gnarl,
gnash,
snap;
redden,
color;
look black,
look black as thunder,
look daggers;
bite one's thumb;
show one's teeth,
grind one's teeth;
champ the bit,
champ at the bit.
chafe,
mantle,
fume,
kindle,
fly out,
take fire;
boil,
boil over;
boil with indignation,
boil with rage;
rage,
storm,
foam,
vent one's rage,
vent one's spleen;
lose one's temper,
stand on one's hind legs,
stamp the foot,
stamp with rage,
quiver with rage,
swell with rage,
foam with rage;
burst with anger;
raise Cain.
have a fling at;
bear malice
etc.
(revenge)
919.
cause anger,
raise anger;
affront,
offend;
give offense,
give umbrage;
anger;
hurt the feelings;
insult,
discompose,
fret,
ruffle,
nettle,
huff,
pique;
excite
etc.
824;
irritate,
stir the blood,
stir up bile;
sting,
sting to the quick;
rile,
provoke,
chafe,
wound,
incense,
inflame,
enrage,
aggravate,
add fuel to the flame,
fan into a flame,
widen the breach,
envenom,
embitter,
exasperate,
infuriate,
kindle wrath;
stick in one's gizzard;
rankle
etc.
919;
hit on the raw,
rub on the raw,
sting on the raw,
strike on the raw.
put out of countenance,
put out of humor;
put one's monkey up,
put one's back up;
raise one's gorge,
raise one's dander,
raise one's choler;
work up into a passion;
make one's blood boil,
make the ears tingle;
throw,
into a ferment,
madden,
drive one mad;
lash into fury,
lash into madness;
fool to the top of one's bent;
set by the ears.
bring a hornet's nest about one's ears.
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Dutch: storen, ergeren, donderen, donderjagen, donderstenen, donderstralen, du(i)veljagen, duvelen, duveljagen, etteren, gallen, irriteren, klieren, klooien, kloothannesen, kloten, lazerstralen, rotzooien, sodemieteren, vervelen ... show more
Moby thesaurus: aggravate, agitate, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, blow the coals, bother, bramble, brier, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, burr, cactus, catchweed, chafe, chivy, cleavers, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, embitter, exasperate, excite, exercise, fan, fan the flame, fash, feed the fire, ferment, fire, foment, fret, get, goose grass, gripe, harass, harry, heat, heat up, heckle, hector, hound, huff, impassion, incense, incite, inflame, instigate, irk, irritate, miff, molest, nag, needle, nudzh, peeve, persecute, perturb, pester, pick on, pine needle, pique, plague, plaque, pluck the beard, pother, prickle, provoke, put out, put up to, quill, rally, rankle, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, set on, set up, sic on, spicule, spiculum, spike, spikelet, spine, sticker, stir the blood, stir the embers, stir up, tease, thistle, thorn, tickle, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, upset, vex, whet, whip up, work up, worry, yucca ... show more.
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