Join free

nettles

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

nettles¹

noun

  1. plural plural of nettle

noun

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

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of nettle

Nettles²

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"nettles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nettles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

nettles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nettles

Chicago

"nettles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nettles.

BibTeX
@misc{nettles_2026,
  title = {nettles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nettles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}