Pet vs Nettle - What's the difference?

pet | nettle |

As an acronym pet

is (organic compound) polyethylene terephthalate.

As a noun nettle is

any plant, the foliage of which is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.

As a verb nettle is

(literally) of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting causing a rash in someone.

pet

English

Etymology 1

Attested since the 1500s in the sense "indulged child" and since the 1530s in the sense "animal companion"..'>citation The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

(wikipedia pet) {{ picdic , image=Pudel miniatura 342.jpg , detail1= }} (en noun)

An animal kept as a companion.

One who is excessively loyal to a superior.

Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.

* Tatler

the love of cronies, pets , and favourites

Synonyms

* companion animal

References

Verb

(pett)

To stroke or fondle (an animal).

(informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.

(informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.

(dated) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.

His daughter was petted and spoiled.

(archaic) To be a pet.

(Feltham)

Derived terms

* pet cemetery * pet name * pet peeve * pet project * pet shop * pet store * petting * teacher's pet

Adjective

(-)

Favourite; cherished.

a pet child

a pet theory

* F. Harrison

Some young lady's pet curate.

Etymology 2

Noun

(en noun)

A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.

* 1891 , Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country , Nebraska 2005, p. 105:

There was something ludicrous, even more, unbecoming a gentleman, in leaving a friend's house in a pet , with the host's reproaches sounding in his ears, to be matched only by the bitterness of the guest's sneering retorts.

Etymology 3

Noun

(en noun)

Etymology 4

Noun

(en noun)

(Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.

References

Anagrams

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nettle

English

(wikipedia nettle) (Urtica)

Noun

(en noun)

Any plant, the foliage of which is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.

# Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica , the stinging nettles:

## Most, but not all, subspecies of ,

## ;

# Wood nettle ();

# (vern)s and (spurge nettle)s of genus :

## , (bull nettle), (spurge nettle),

## , (Texas bull nettle),

## , (bull nettle),

## (vern) or (tree nettle)s:

### Various species of the genus ,

### ,

### ;

# (rock nettle) ();

# (small-leaved nettle) ().

Certain plants that have spines or prickles:

# (ball nettle) ();

# , (bull nettle), (silver-leaf nettle), (white horse-nettle);

# , (western horse-nettle), (robust horse-nettle);

# , (horse-nettle);

# Celtis .

Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the same family (Lamiaceae as the stinging nettles, that resemble the species of Urtica :

# (dead nettle), (dumb nettle) (Lamium ), particularly , (white nettle);

# (false nettle) ();

# (flame nettle) or (painted nettle) (Coleus );

# (hedge nettle) (Stachys );

# (hemp nettle) ();

# (horse nettle)s:

## ,

## , (ball-nettle), (Carolina horse-nettle),

## , (bull nettle), (silver-leaf nettle), (white horse-nettle);

# (nilgiri nettle), (Himalayan giant nettle) ().

Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.

Derived terms

* grasp the nettle * nettle rash * nettlelike * nettlesome * nettly

Verb

(nettl) (transitive)

(literally) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting causing a rash in someone.

The children were badly nettled after playing in the field.

(figuratively) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke someone.

Anagrams

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