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nettle
[ net-l ]
noun
- any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family.
- any of various allied or similar plants.
verb (used with object)
- to irritate, annoy, or provoke.
- to sting as a nettle does.
nettle
/ ˈɛə /
noun
- any weedy plant of the temperate urticaceous genus Urtica, such as U. dioica ( stinging nettle ), having serrated leaves with stinging hairs and greenish flowers
- any of various other urticaceous plants with stinging hairs or spines
- any of various plants that resemble urticaceous nettles, such as the dead-nettle, hemp nettle, and horse nettle
- grasp the nettleto attempt or approach something with boldness and courage
verb
- to bother; irritate
- to sting as a nettle does
Derived Forms
- ˈԱٳٱ, adjective
- ˈԱٳٱ-ˌ, adjective
Other yvlogs From
- Աt· adjective
- Աt noun
- Աt adjective
- ܲ·Աt adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of nettle1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of nettle1
Idioms and Phrases
- grasp the nettle, Australian. to undertake or tackle an unpleasant task.
Example Sentences
But he said not much had happened since because politicians were too afraid to grasp the nettle.
He said the government would "finally grasp the nettle on social care reform" but that it "would take time" to devise a model fit for the future.
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting is promising "to finally grasp the nettle on social care reform", with an independent commission due to begin work in April.
"Stinging nettles are a come again plant. Cow parsley, sorrel too. Strangely you can pick a lot of salads now," he says.
But to honour those commitments the chancellor will need to “grasp the nettle” and come up with £16bn more on top of £9bn tax rises set out in the Labour manifesto, the IFS said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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