Definitions for nettles
net·tles

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nettlesnoun

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

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nettles

   the halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting

2. Nettles

   small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams

3. Nettles

   reef points

4. Etymology: [See Knittle.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nettles

   Small line used for seizings, and for hammock-clues. (See KNITTLE.)--To nettle, is to provoke.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NETTLES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nettles is ranked #3198 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nettles surname appeared 11,302 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Nettles.
   
   57% or 6,451 total occurrences were White.
   38.3% or 4,329 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 219 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 217 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 45 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 41 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for nettles »

1. telnets

How to pronounce nettles?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say nettles in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nettles in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nettles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of nettles in a Sentence

1. Liubov Yarosh:

   There was nothing to eat then. We ate linden leaves… and nettles. We used to grind these wild plants into flour, bake with it, and eat it. That’s what we ate during the famine.

2. Swedish Proverb:

   Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nettles
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nettles
3. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=nettles
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html