nettle
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(verb) goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" |
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Synonyms: goad, needle |
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Related Words: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke |
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(noun) any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) |
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Related Words: Laportea canadensis, Pilea involucrata, Pilea microphylla, Pilea pumilla, Roman nettle, Urtica dioica, Urtica pipulifera, artillery plant, clearweed, dead nettle, friendship plant, panamica, panamiga, richweed, stinging nettle, weed, wood nettle |
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(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
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Synonyms: annoy, bother, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, rag, rile, vex |
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Related Words: antagonise, antagonize, bedevil, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, crucify, displease, dun, eat into, fret, frustrate, get, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rag, rankle, ruffle, tantalize, torment |
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