nettles (Meaning)
nettles (n. pl.)
The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.
Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.
Reef points.
Synonyms & Antonyms of nettles
Synonyms:
- enflames
- discomforts
- rouses
- outrages
- nags
- badgers
- maddens
- gets one's goat
- sets one's teeth on edge
- harasses
- inflames
- offends
- upsets
- rankles
- disquiets
- baits
- peeves
- heckles
- roils
- hassles
- bullyrags
- harries
- provokes
- antagonizes
- distresses
- freaks (out)
- unsettles
- devils
- enrages
- pesters
- exercises
- incenses
- sticks in one's craw
- affronts
- undoes
- gets on one's nerves
- ballyrags
- agitates
- rubs the wrong way
Antonyms:
nettles Sentence Examples
- The stinging nettles grew profusely along the shaded riverbank, their leaves covered in sharp, hair-like trichomes.
- The farmer warned his children to avoid the nettles in the fields, as their sting could cause severe discomfort.
- Alice wandered into a dense patch of nettles and screamed as the burning pain shot through her skin.
- The hiker stumbled through the overgrown trail, his legs brushing against the tall nettles that lined the path.
- The young boy dared his friends to touch the nettles, but they wisely refused, knowing the consequences.
- The stinging nettles were used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments, despite their painful sting.
- The gardener carefully removed the nettles from his flower beds, wearing gloves to protect his hands.
- The stinging nettles seemed to thrive in the damp, shady conditions beneath the trees.
- The stinging nettles were a nuisance to wildlife, as they could cause skin irritation to animals that came into contact with them.
- Despite their painful sting, the stinging nettles provided shelter and food for various insects and small animals.
FAQs About the word nettles
The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting., Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams., Reef points.
bothers, annoys,bugs, persecutes, irritates, burns (up), spites, chafes, aggravates, plagues
pleases, pleases, contents, contents, mollifies, satisfies, satisfies, propitiates, obliges, mollifies
The stinging nettles grew profusely along the shaded riverbank, their leaves covered in sharp, hair-like trichomes.
The farmer warned his children to avoid the nettles in the fields, as their sting could cause severe discomfort.
Alice wandered into a dense patch of nettles and screamed as the burning pain shot through her skin.
The hiker stumbled through the overgrown trail, his legs brushing against the tall nettles that lined the path.
