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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

    1. : the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect. also : the insect itself when young. 2. : a minor shortcoming. Most of the feedback is adulatory, some critical (his public loves to catch him in mistakes, or at least pick nits [=criticize minor shortcomings]) and some downright nasty. Rudolph Chelminski.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    NIT definition: 1. a nitwit informal disapproving 2. the egg of a louse, which sticks to the fur of an animal or…. Learn more.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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

    1. (Zoology) the egg of a louse, especially when adhering to human hair. 2. (Zoology) the larva of a louse or similar insect. [Old English hnitu; related to Dutch neet, Old High German hniz] nit. ( nɪt) n. (Units) a unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square metre. [C20: from Latin nitor brightness] nit.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  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.merriam-webstercollegiate.com › dictionary › nitNit | Definition of nit by Merriam-Webster

    Define nit: the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect also : the insect itself when young—usage, synonyms, more.

  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.