nit
1[nit]
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.
Origin of nit
1before 900; Middle English nite, Old English hnitu, cognate with Dutch neet, German Niss, Norwegian nit
nit
2[nit]
noun Physics.
Origin of nit
2nit
3[nit]
noun Chiefly British.
Origin of nit
3by shortening
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Related Words for nit
speck, insect, bug, particle, parasite, mote, minim, molecule, atom, bit, tick, smidgen, iota, minute, acarid, nitExamples from the Web for nit
Historical Examples of nit
But Lee wuz dead in earnest an' growin' more excited ivery min nit.
The U.P. TrailZane Grey
Nor sie kuckt trucken, wie varstinert, in ihr Ssider; nit sie wint, nit sie dawent.
Das der gmein man, one eine offne Disputation, nit zu stillen was.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume IIIJ. H. Merle D'Aubign
“Weiss nit,” he mumbled, beginning to stagger as the serpent struck its fangs into his vitals.
The Cup of FuryRupert Hughes
A fire not large enough to roast a nit, and a supper too small to fatten him beforehand!
Paul Clifford, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
nit
1noun
Word Origin for nit
Old English hnitu; related to Dutch neet, Old High German hniz
nit
2noun
Word Origin for nit
C20: from Latin nitor brightness
nit
3noun
nit
4noun
Word Origin for nit
C20: from N (apierian dig) it
nit
5noun
Word Origin for nit
C19: from nix 1
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nit
[nĭt]
n.
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