plague vs nettle

nettle vs plague

plague and nettle both are nouns.

plague and nettle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plague	Yes	No	Yes	No
nettle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, nettle is a hypernym of plague; that is, nettle is a word with a broader meaning than plague:

plague: annoy continually or chronically
nettle: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Other hypernyms of plague include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, rag, rile, vex.

plague (noun)	nettle (noun)
an annoyance	any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
a swarm of insects that attack plants
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
any epidemic disease with a high death rate

plague (verb)	nettle (verb)
annoy continually or chronically	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
cause to suffer a blight	sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

Difference between plague and nettle

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