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nettles

nettles is the plural of nettle.

nettles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nettle.

Meaning of nettle

Noun

nettle (plural nettles)

  1. Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
  2. Urtica incisa (Australian nettle);
  3. wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);
  4. bull nettle, spurge nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus)
  5. Texas bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus),
  6. bull nettle (Cnidoscolus urens),

See all 26 meanings of nettle

Noun

nettles pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points

Proper noun capitalized: Nettles

Nettles

  1. A surname.

Phrases with nettles

Questions about nettles

What does nettles mean?
Nettles means small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points.
What is nettles the plural of?
Nettles is the plural of nettle.
What part of speech is nettles?
Nettles can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near nettles in the dictionary

  1. nettleleaf velvetberry
  2. nettlelike
  3. nettler
  4. nettlerash
  5. nettlers
  6. nettles
  7. Nettleship
  8. Nettleships
  9. nettlesome
  10. nettlespurge
  11. Nettlestone

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