What's the difference between nettles and reefing?

Nettles


Definition:

  • (n. pl.) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.
  • (n. pl.) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.
  • (n. pl.) Reef points.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The news that ITV1 plans to continue Midsomer Murders despite the retirement of John Nettles – through a cousin of the central detective, introduced last night – is not surprising.
  • (2) A frequent cause of contact urticaria is skin exposure to the common stinging nettle (Urtica dioica).
  • (3) The footpaths I followed became swamped with knapweed, bramble and nettle.
  • (4) The UCI should have grasped that nettle a long time ago and put credibility back into our sport."
  • (5) They meticulously slotted together details to give a painstaking picture of the events that led up to the girls' disappearance, and then away from it; the innocent before and the nightmarish after; the last known seconds of the girls' meandering progress through familiar streets, arms linked, and then the frantic, increasingly heart-rending search that came to an end when the naked and decomposing - and, as we now know, partially burned - bodies of the two friends were found lying together, limbs tangled, at the bottom of a deep and muddy ditch, where the nettles grew tall.
  • (6) Dairy farmer Dave Lawrence took the Guardian to the spot where the beavers are usually seen, close to an island in the river thick with nettles, willow and thistles.
  • (7) He does not come to this court with clean hands,” Nettle said.
  • (8) 35% by three pollens responsible for the so-called spring pollinosis, and 50% by weeds (plantain, nettle, mugwort) the cause of late summer pollinosis.
  • (9) The committee declined to grasp this nettle for no better reason than "the media industry itself is not united on the desirability of privacy legislation" – well, it wouldn't be, would it?
  • (10) The precise relationship between sea nettle venom and the observed clinical responses is not known.
  • (11) Very low amounts of pigweed-type and nettle pollen appear in April.
  • (12) The urticaria is accompanied by a stinging sensation lasting longer than 12 h. Little is known of the cellular and molecular mechanism of stinging-nettle urticaria.
  • (13) Dudgeon, who appeared alongside Caroline Quentin in the BBC comedy Life of Riley, will play a cousin of Nettles' character Tom Barnaby, John Barnaby, who also works in the police force.
  • (14) A comparison of methods for preparing a jellyfish nematocyst suspension from sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) fishing tentacles at the beachside was conducted.
  • (15) After Application of a tourniquet (180 - 200 mm Hg) to test persons no weals were formed after contact with nettles in a period of 10 minutes.
  • (16) Ninety-eight individuals took part in a double-blind randomized study comparing the effects of a freeze-dried preparation of Urtica dioica (stinging nettles) with placebo on allergic rhinitis.
  • (17) The cardiotoxicity and polypeptide content of sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) polyps and cysts were studied.
  • (18) Products Revitalift, PerfectSlim, Age Perfect, Lancôme, Maybelline, Helena Rubinstein, Kiehl's, Ellnett, Studio Line, Kerastase, Redken, Giorgio Armani, Ambre Solaire, Fructis They say "Fights the changes that threaten the youthfulness of your face" (Revitalift) "After eight days, skin is 41% firmer and 89% more toned" (PerfectSlim, test on 24 women) "Fights sagging" (Age Perfect) Celebrity faces Natalie Imbruglia, Milla Jovovich, Beyoncé Knowles, Claudia Schiffer Advertising "Because I'm worth it" (Jennifer Aniston, Andie MacDowell) Products Carrot Daily Hydrating Moisturiser, Grape Seed Glossing Serum, Hemp Face Protector, Seaweed Moisture Cream, Nettle Oil Balance Shampoo They say "You are a woman.
  • (19) While poor Craig was foraging for nettles and chip scraps in the wilderness (the grass next to the railway viaducts), something strange was happening.
  • (20) It’s about people taking responsibility and grasping the nettle of their own independence.” “We’re increasingly sceptical about big sweeping changes,” added Mike Adamson, chief executive of British Red Cross.

Reefing


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reef
  • (n.) The process of taking in a reef.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) One of the main users is coastal planning organizations and conservation organizations that are working on coral reefs.
  • (2) It is resilient, but like all reefs around the world, it is also facing challenges.
  • (3) What are the major threats that face the world's coral reefs and what more needs to be done to protect them?
  • (4) Greg Hunt , the environment minister, said he will use the existing Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority act to “put in place this ban in legislative form”.
  • (5) World Wildlife Fund Great Barrier Reef campaigner Richard Leck said it was a sad day for the reef and anyone who cared about its future.
  • (6) But the Guardian can now reveal Australia will also need to report on how it is dealing with the current bleaching, where almost a quarter of the coral on the reef has been killed.
  • (7) The federal court is being asked to overturn the environment minister, Greg Hunt’s approval of Indian company Adani’s $16.5bn Queensland coalmine because he did not take into account the impact on the Great Barrier Reef of the greenhouse gases emitted when the coal is burned.
  • (8) But it welcomed Australia’s 2050 long-term sustainability plan for the reef , which includes an 80% cut in water pollution by 2025 and an extra $200m (AUD) to accelerate that progress in the next five years.
  • (9) Guillermo Diaz-Pulido, a Griffith University associate professor, said the research was “a major step forward in understanding how seaweeds can harm corals and has important implications for comprehending the consequences of increased carbon dioxide emissions on the health of the Great Barrier Reef”.
  • (10) Warming water will make it hard for many of the reef’s corals to survive, while the acidification of the oceans will hinder the ability of remaining corals to form their skeletons.
  • (11) A recent study suggests that coral disease is doubled when dredging occurs near reefs, although supporters of the dredging have repeatedly insisted it can be done safely and that the Abbot Point sediment will be dumped around 40km from the nearest reef.
  • (12) This process hinders the ability of corals to produce the skeletal building blocks of reefs.
  • (13) So are you optimistic then about the future survival of the world's coral reefs in the long term?
  • (14) They want to send a very clear message to China that they are serious about this.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest This image from the US navy purportedly shows Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Mischief reef in the disputed Spratly archipelago in May 2015.
  • (15) He can come any time he likes, he’s absolutely welcome to come to Australia, to come to Queensland and to come to the Great Barrier Reef,” she said in Brisbane.
  • (16) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef worse than for decades The photos were taken from around Lizard Island by Lyle Vale from Coral Watch at the University of Queensland .
  • (17) The prime minister has been urging all Australians to remain calm in the face of increased terrorism threats,” said the society’s reef campaign director, Felicity Wishart.
  • (18) So we looked at the economic contribution of tourists to that area and compared it with the cost of interventions to improve water quality and coral reef health in that area.
  • (19) Chinese authorities said earlier they had monitored, followed and warned US warship USS Lassen as it “illegally” entered waters near the disputed reefs, and urged Washington to “immediately correct its mistake”.
  • (20) It was the fourth mass bleaching to hit the reef in recorded history – all since 1998 – and coral scientists are alarmed the increasing regularity of these events gives stressed coral precious little chance to recover.

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