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• net|tle-grasp|er — «NEHT uhl GRAS puhr, GRAHS », noun. a person who attacks a difficulty boldly …   Useful english dictionary

• net|tle|some — «NEHT uhl suhm», adjective. 1. easily nettled; irritable. 2. irritating: »A hot and nettlesome book and rather perplexing for a layman to handle (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

• tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; …   English syllables

• net — abio·ge·net·ic; ace·to·phe·net·i·dide; ace·to·phe·net·i·din; ac·ro·pho·net·ic; ad·i·po·ge·net·ic; aero·mag·net·ic; age·net·ic; aki·net·ic; al·ka·net; al·lo·ge·net·ic; an·te·cab·i·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic;… …   English syllables

• shut·tle·cock — /ˈʃʌtl̩ˌkɑːk/ noun, pl cocks [count] : a light object shaped like a cone that is hit over the net in the game of badminton called also (US) birdie …   Useful english dictionary

• nettle — net·tle …   English syllables

• nettle — net•tle [[t]ˈnɛt l[/t]] n. v. tled, tling 1) pln any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs 2) pln any of various similar plants 3) to irritate, annoy, or provoke 4) to sting as a nettle does • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE netele… …   From formal English to slang

• Nettleship-Falls ocular albinism — Net·tle·ship Falls ocular albinism (netґəl ship fawlzґ) [Edward Nettleship, English ophthalmologist and dermatologist, 1845–1913; Harold Francis Falls, American ophthalmologist and geneticist, 1909–2006] see under albinism …   Medical dictionary

• nettle — net|tle1 [ netl ] noun count a tall plant with pointed leaves and small hairs that sting if you touch them nettle net|tle 2 [ netl ] verb transitive LITERARY to annoy someone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nettlesome — net|tle|some [ netlsəm ] adjective FORMAL annoying …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English