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    nit
    /nɪt/

    noun

    • 1. the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair.
    • 2. a foolish person: British "you stupid nit!"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nitNit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NIT is the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect; also : the insect itself when young. How to use nit in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › nitNIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Nit definition: the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.. See examples of NIT used in a sentence. Games

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    the egg of a louse, which sticks to the fur of an animal or the hair of a person: A few of the children have nits. You don't get nits from having dirty hair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The development & parts of insects. antenna.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you refer to someone as a nit, you think they are stupid or silly. [ British , informal , disapproval ] I'd rather leave the business than work with such a nit.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nitNit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A nit is a louse egg. If your scalp is extra itchy, get someone (maybe even a "nitpicker" to check you for nits. There's no getting around the fact that nits are pretty gross — they're basically baby lice. Nits can be tricky to spot on an infested person's scalp, because they're smaller than a grain of rice and a very pale color.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Definition of nit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › nitNit - definition of nit by The Free Dictionary

    Define nit. nit synonyms, nit pronunciation, nit translation, English dictionary definition of nit. the egg of a parasitic insect, such as a louse or flea Not to be confused with: knit – to make something by interlocking loops of yarn with knitting...

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › nNIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing. the young of such an insect. nit. 2.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryNIT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    6 senses: 1. the egg of a louse, esp when adhering to human hair 2. the larva of a louse or similar insect a unit of luminance.... Click for more definitions.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › nitnit | meaning of nit in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    nit meaning, definition, what is nit: an egg of a louse (=a small insect that ...: Learn more.