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nit¹ Definition

nit (nit)

noun

  1. the egg of a louse or similar insect
  2. a young louse, etc.

Etymology: ME nite < OE hnitu, akin to Ger niss < IE base *knid-, louse, nit, prob. < *ken-, to scratch

nit² Definition

nit (nit)

noun

Chiefly Brit. nitwit

nit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pick: The pair sat for hours in Knowsley Safari Park, picking nits out of each other's hair.
  • call: They lay eggs, called nits, which they stick to the shafts of your hair with a very strong glue.
  • find: You can work out when the lice first moved in by judging how many centimeters from the scalp you find the nits.
  • have: Which is not to say that I don't have some nits to pick.
  • get: If your children get nits, what kind of treatment do you reach for first?
  • remove: These combs resemble those used up to the present day for removing nits from the hair.

Adjective modifier

  • few: Just a few nits on a couple of the things in this piece. tar.. .
  • minor: Other than those minor nits - well done, David!
  • mere: You have termed the claim of influence by " The Bellero Shield " a " mere nit " elsewhere.
  • little: The Word verification is a little nit picky with blogspot.
  • other: One other nit: Michael wrote that Windows has an 8-year lead on Linux.
  • small: The combs 33 teeth remove and destroy even the very smallest nits without pulling, cutting or hurting the hair.

Modifies a noun

  • picking: Enough " nit picking " , I shall leave others to make comments on other differences.
  • comb: I am using a nit comb to get all the lose fur out.
  • pick: Yesterday you decided to nit pick on a lot of things ie ' funny faces ' ring a bell?
  • nurse: It is a relatively uneventful school day which is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of the " nit nurse " .
  • picker: But the solution is not to go to the other extreme and become nit pickers, pointing out every little sin.
  • treatment: Simply apply a nit treatment such as Nitty Gritty nit solution and comb through.

Noun used with modifier

u: Nursery u nits 11 infant and primary schools in Medway have attached nursery classes providing nursery education for three and four year-olds.

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