Nettles

noun verb

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.

What it means

  1. (noun) Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
  2. (noun) Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
  3. (noun) Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
  4. (noun) Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
  5. (verb) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone. “The children were badly nettled after playing in the field.”
  6. (verb) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.

Letter analysis

  • Nettles contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

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What does Nettles mean?

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.

How many letters are in Nettles?

Nettles has 7 letters.

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