"nit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɪt/ Audio: En-au-nit.ogg Forms: nits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian glìnda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|nite}} Middle English nite, {{der|en|ang|hnitu}} Old English hnitu, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hnits}} Proto-Germanic *hnits, {{cog|nl|neet}} Dutch neet, {{cog|de|Nisse}} German Nisse, {{cog|no|nit}} Norwegian nit, {{der|en|ine-pro|*-níd-}} Proto-Indo-European *-níd-, {{cog|gd|sneadh}} Scottish Gaelic sneadh, {{cog|lt|glìnda}} Lithuanian glìnda, {{cog|pl|gnida}} Polish gnida, {{cog|sq|thëri}} Albanian thëri, {{cog|grc|κονίς|}} Ancient Greek κονίς (konís) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nit (plural nits)
  1. The egg of a louse. Categories (lifeform): Lice Translations (egg of a louse): eusa' (Aklanon), thëri [feminine, plural] (Albanian), κονίς (konís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), صُغْبَة (ṣuḡba) [feminine] (Arabic), натӏ (natʼ) (Archi), անիծ (anic) (Armenian), sirkə (Azerbaijani), һеркә (herkə) (Bashkir), bartz (Basque), ხიჼჭ (xĩč̣) (Bats), гні́да (hnída) [feminine] (Belarusian), लीख (līkh) (Bhojpuri), lusa (Bikol Central), гни́да (gnída) [feminine] (Bulgarian), llémena [feminine] (Catalan), ڕِشک (rişk) (Central Kurdish), 蟣子 (Chinese Mandarin), 虮子 (jǐzi) (Chinese Mandarin), hnida [feminine] (Czech), gnid (Danish), luseæg [neuter] (Danish), neet [feminine] (Dutch), pedikovo (Esperanto), nitra [feminine] (Faroese), lise (Fijian), saivare (Finnish), saivar (Finnish), lente [feminine] (French), glendon [masculine] (Friulian), lendia [feminine] (Galician), ტილის კვერცხი (ṭilis ḳvercxi) (Georgian), Nisse [feminine] (German), κονίδα (konída) [feminine] (Greek), liha (Hawaiian), ביצת כינה (betsát kiná) [feminine] (Hebrew), serke (Hungarian), nit [feminine] (Icelandic), lisa (Ilocano), telur kutu (Indonesian), saivar (Ingrian), sniodh [feminine] (Irish), lendine [masculine] (Italian), 寄生虫の卵 (kiseichū no tamago) (alt: きせいちゅうのたまご) (Japanese), អំបាត (ʼɑmbaat) (Khmer), 서캐 (seokae) (Korean), ڕِشک (rişk) (Laki), lēns [feminine] (Latin), მჭკირი (mç̌ǩiri) (Laz), glinda (Lithuanian), Neet [feminine] (Low German), gnida [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), гни́да (gnída) [feminine] (Macedonian), lisa (Mansaka), riha (Maori), rihariha (Maori), куны́дъ (kunýð) (Mariupol Greek), gna'ji'j [animate] (Mi'kmaq), ჭკირი (č̣ḳiri) (Mingrelian), rişk (Northern Kurdish), gnett (Norwegian), gnet [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), gnett [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), luseegg [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lende (Occitan), سركه (sirke) (Ottoman Turkish), یاوشاق (yavşak) (Ottoman Turkish), nîda (Paicî), رشک (rešk) (Persian), gnida [feminine] (Polish), lêndea [feminine] (Portuguese), ਨਿਤ (nit) [neuter] (Punjabi), ciya (Quechua), iski (Quechua), lindină [feminine] (Romanian), гни́да (gnída) [feminine] (Russian), neet (Scots), sneadh [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), гњи̏да [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gnjȉda [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lìnnina [feminine] (Sicilian), dìndina [feminine] (Sicilian), ddìnina [feminine] (Sicilian), hnida [feminine] (Slovak), gnjida [feminine] (Slovene), ڕِشک (rişk) (Southern Kurdish), liendre [feminine] (Spanish), თიკ (tiḳ) (Svan), gnet [common-gender] (Swedish), нитӏ (niṭ) (Tabasaran), lisa (Tagalog), เล็น (len) (Thai), kiau bilong laus (Tok Pisin), sirke (Turkish), гни́да (hnýda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), دۆت (döt) (Uyghur), كالۋا (kalwa) (Uyghur), léndena [feminine] (Venetan), géndena [feminine] (Venetan), trứng chấy (Vietnamese), trứng rận (Vietnamese), nedd [feminine, plural] (Welsh), ingqiq (Yup'ik)
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-Lbq2nRii Disambiguation of Lice: 14 17 16 9 1 12 2 8 4 17 Disambiguation of 'egg of a louse': 68 19 12 0 1 0
  2. A young louse. Categories (lifeform): Lice Translations (young louse): kuyumad (Bikol Central), neet [feminine] (Dutch), pediklarvo (Esperanto), წილი (c̣ili) (Georgian), gna'ji'j [animate] (Mi'kmaq), سركه (sirke) (Ottoman Turkish), یاوشاق (yavşak) (Ottoman Turkish), நமுடு (namuṭu) (Tamil), pikinini bilong laus (Tok Pisin), yavşak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-ZZutaTVv Disambiguation of Lice: 14 17 16 9 1 12 2 8 4 17 Disambiguation of 'young louse': 19 64 15 0 1 1
  3. (UK, Ireland, slang) A head louse regardless of its age. Tags: Ireland, UK, slang Categories (lifeform): Lice
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-ovYWfofa Disambiguation of Lice: 14 17 16 9 1 12 2 8 4 17 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Low German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 5 18 25 5 15 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 8 15 22 5 17 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 9 15 18 3 22 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 5 13 20 2 26 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 6 10 15 5 26 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 8 9 17 20 3 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 4 10 20 4 27 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Low German translations: 4 4 17 26 4 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 8 9 15 19 3 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 4 18 27 3 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 8 15 23 3 17 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 7 8 15 19 3 21 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 7 16 23 5 15 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 8 15 22 3 18 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 8 15 23 3 17 27
  4. (UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit. Tags: UK, slang Translations (slang: fool, nitwit): 傻瓜 (shǎguā) (Chinese Mandarin), 笨蛋 (bèndàn) (Chinese Mandarin), fjols [neuter] (Danish), kvaj [neuter] (Danish), dille (Finnish), სულელი (suleli) (Georgian), ტუტუცი (ṭuṭuci) (Georgian), деби́л (debíl) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun--zX-4Bhu Categories (other): British English, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Low German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 5 18 25 5 15 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 8 15 22 5 17 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 9 15 18 3 22 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 5 13 20 2 26 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 6 10 15 5 26 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 6 10 14 7 26 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 8 9 17 20 3 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 4 10 20 4 27 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 4 10 20 3 28 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Low German translations: 4 4 17 26 4 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 8 9 15 19 3 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 4 18 27 3 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 8 15 23 3 17 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 7 8 15 19 3 21 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 7 16 23 5 15 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 8 15 22 3 18 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 8 15 23 3 17 27 Disambiguation of 'slang: fool, nitwit': 2 2 12 65 2 17
  5. A minor shortcoming; the object of a nitpick.
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-QmoJfI3z
  6. A nitpicker. Categories (lifeform): Lice
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-~vkhOMwT Disambiguation of Lice: 14 17 16 9 1 12 2 8 4 17 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Low German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 5 18 25 5 15 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 8 15 22 5 17 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 9 15 18 3 22 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 5 13 20 2 26 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 6 10 15 5 26 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 6 10 14 7 26 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 8 9 17 20 3 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 4 10 20 4 27 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 4 10 20 3 28 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Low German translations: 4 4 17 26 4 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 8 9 15 19 3 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 4 18 27 3 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 8 15 23 3 17 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 7 8 15 19 3 21 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 7 16 23 5 15 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 8 15 22 3 18 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 8 15 23 3 17 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dickies [Geordie] Derived forms: nit comb, nit-keeper, nit nurse, nitpicker, nit-picking, nitpicky
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /nɪt/ Audio: En-au-nit.ogg Forms: nits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From Latin nitēre (“to shine”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nitēre||to shine}} Latin nitēre (“to shine”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nit (plural nits)
  1. A candela per square metre. Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-en:unit Disambiguation of Units of measure: 2 2 8 11 2 13 24 12 10 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /nɪt/ Audio: En-au-nit.ogg Forms: nits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Head templates: {{en-noun}} nit (plural nits)
  1. Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”) Synonyms: nat [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-AEUuCQWJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /nɪt/ Audio: En-au-nit.ogg Forms: nits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Head templates: {{en-noun}} nit (plural nits)
  1. (poker) A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style. Categories (topical): Poker Related terms: nitty, nit-noid (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-eFn5BSBV Topics: card-games, poker
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /nɪt/ Audio: En-au-nit.ogg Forms: nits [present, singular, third-person], nitting [participle, present], nitted [participle, past], nitted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian glìnda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|nite}} Middle English nite, {{der|en|ang|hnitu}} Old English hnitu, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hnits}} Proto-Germanic *hnits, {{cog|nl|neet}} Dutch neet, {{cog|de|Nisse}} German Nisse, {{cog|no|nit}} Norwegian nit, {{der|en|ine-pro|*-níd-}} Proto-Indo-European *-níd-, {{cog|gd|sneadh}} Scottish Gaelic sneadh, {{cog|lt|glìnda}} Lithuanian glìnda, {{cog|pl|gnida}} Polish gnida, {{cog|sq|thëri}} Albanian thëri, {{cog|grc|κονίς|}} Ancient Greek κονίς (konís) Head templates: {{en-verb}} nit (third-person singular simple present nits, present participle nitting, simple past and past participle nitted)
  1. (MLE) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty. Tags: Multicultural-London-English Categories (lifeform): Lice
    Sense id: en-nit-en-verb-dafkrrS8 Disambiguation of Lice: 14 17 16 9 1 12 2 8 4 17 Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Aklanon translations, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Archi translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bats translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bhojpuri translations, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Fijian 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Greek translations, Terms with Mi'kmaq translations, Terms with Mingrelian translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Paicî translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Quechua translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Southern Kurdish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Svan translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tabasaran translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Tok Pisin translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Venetan translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Terms with Yup'ik translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 13 17 2 19 4 13 7 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 7 20 3 27 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 19 entries: 2 2 8 11 2 13 3 7 5 17 4 1 3 3 0 4 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 9 12 1 16 2 10 5 20 2 1 2 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Aklanon translations: 8 10 16 19 3 19 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 8 9 16 19 3 18 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 5 5 18 25 5 15 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 5 6 15 21 3 19 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Archi translations: 4 5 14 22 4 21 31 Disambiguation of 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Swedish translations: 7 8 16 20 3 18 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Tabasaran translations: 5 5 15 21 4 21 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 7 8 16 20 3 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 8 9 16 19 3 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 8 9 16 19 3 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Tok Pisin translations: 1 1 13 20 1 26 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 8 15 23 3 17 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 7 8 16 20 3 18 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 7 8 16 20 3 18 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Venetan translations: 3 4 12 19 3 25 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 8 9 16 19 3 18 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 5 6 11 16 5 22 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Yup'ik translations: 4 5 15 22 4 20 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nit comb"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nit-keeper"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nit nurse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nitpicker"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nit-picking"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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        "2": "neet"
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      "expansion": "Dutch neet",
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    },
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        "2": "Nisse"
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      "expansion": "German Nisse",
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        "3": "*-níd-"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sneadh"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic sneadh",
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        "2": "glìnda"
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        "1": "pl",
        "2": "gnida"
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      },
      "expansion": "Albanian thëri",
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        "3": ""
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          "_dis": "14 17 16 9 1 12 2 8 4 17",
          "kind": "lifeform",
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        "The egg of a louse."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
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          "louse",
          "louse"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "akl",
          "lang": "Aklanon",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "eusa'"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "thëri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ṣuḡba",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "صُغْبَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "aqc",
          "lang": "Archi",
          "roman": "natʼ",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "натӏ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "anic",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "անիծ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "sirkə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "herkə",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "һеркә"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "bartz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "bbl",
          "lang": "Bats",
          "roman": "xĩč̣",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ხიჼჭ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "hnída",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гні́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "bho",
          "lang": "Bhojpuri",
          "roman": "līkh",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "लीख"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lusa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "gnída",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гни́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "llémena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "蟣子"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jǐzi",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "虮子"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hnida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "gnid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "luseæg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "neet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "pedikovo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nitra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "fj",
          "lang": "Fijian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "saivare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "saivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "glendon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lendia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṭilis ḳvercxi",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ტილის კვერცხი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Nisse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "konída",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "κονίδα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "konís",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "κονίς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "liha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "betsát kiná",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ביצת כינה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "serke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ilo",
          "lang": "Ilocano",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "telur kutu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "saivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sniodh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lendine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "alt": "きせいちゅうのたまご",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kiseichū no tamago",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "寄生虫の卵"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼɑmbaat",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "អំបាត"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seokae",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "서캐"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "rişk",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ڕِشک"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "lki",
          "lang": "Laki",
          "roman": "rişk",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ڕِشک"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "rişk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "sdh",
          "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
          "roman": "rişk",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ڕِشک"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lēns"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "lzz",
          "lang": "Laz",
          "roman": "mç̌ǩiri",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "მჭკირი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "glinda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Neet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "gnída",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гни́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "msk",
          "lang": "Mansaka",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "riha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "rihariha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "grk-mar",
          "lang": "Mariupol Greek",
          "roman": "kunýð",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "куны́дъ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "mic",
          "lang": "Mi'kmaq",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "animate"
          ],
          "word": "gna'ji'j"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "xmf",
          "lang": "Mingrelian",
          "roman": "č̣ḳiri",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ჭკირი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "gnett"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gnet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gnett"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "luseegg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lende"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "sirke",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "سركه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "yavşak",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "یاوشاق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "pri",
          "lang": "Paicî",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "nîda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "rešk",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "رشک"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gnida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lêndea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "nit",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ਨਿਤ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ciya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "iski"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lindină"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gnída",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гни́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "neet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sneadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гњи̏да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gnjȉda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lìnnina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dìndina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ddìnina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hnida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gnjida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gnida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "liendre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "sva",
          "lang": "Svan",
          "roman": "tiḳ",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "თიკ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gnet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "tab",
          "lang": "Tabasaran",
          "roman": "niṭ",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "нитӏ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "len",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "เล็น"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "tpi",
          "lang": "Tok Pisin",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "kiau bilong laus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "sirke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "hnýda",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гни́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "döt",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "دۆت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "kalwa",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "كالۋا"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetan",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "léndena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetan",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "géndena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "trứng chấy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "trứng rận"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 19 12 0 1 0",
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      "word": "nit comb"
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      "word": "nit-keeper"
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    {
      "word": "nit nurse"
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      "word": "nitpicker"
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      "code": "akl",
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      "word": "صُغْبَة"
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      "word": "натӏ"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "һеркә"
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      "code": "eu",
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      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "bartz"
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      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ხიჼჭ"
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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "egg of a louse",
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      "word": "гні́да"
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      "code": "bho",
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      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "लीख"
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      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "lusa"
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      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "гни́да"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "llémena"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "蟣子"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jǐzi",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "虮子"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "gnid"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "luseæg"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "neet"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "pedikovo"
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nitra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fj",
      "lang": "Fijian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "lise"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "saivare"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "saivar"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "lente"
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      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lendia"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭilis ḳvercxi",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ტილის კვერცხი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Nisse"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "grc",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "liha"
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "betsát kiná",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ביצת כינה"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "serke"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "nit"
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    {
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "lisa"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "telur kutu"
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    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "saivar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sniodh"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "alt": "きせいちゅうのたまご",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "kiseichū no tamago",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "寄生虫の卵"
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    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼɑmbaat",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "អំបាត"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seokae",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "서캐"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "rişk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ڕِشک"
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    {
      "code": "lki",
      "lang": "Laki",
      "roman": "rişk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ڕِشک"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "rişk"
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    {
      "code": "sdh",
      "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
      "roman": "rişk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ڕِشک"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "lēns"
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    {
      "code": "lzz",
      "lang": "Laz",
      "roman": "mç̌ǩiri",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "მჭკირი"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "glinda"
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    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Neet"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gnída",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гни́да"
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    {
      "code": "msk",
      "lang": "Mansaka",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "lisa"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "riha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "rihariha"
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    {
      "code": "grk-mar",
      "lang": "Mariupol Greek",
      "roman": "kunýð",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "куны́дъ"
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    {
      "code": "mic",
      "lang": "Mi'kmaq",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gna'ji'j"
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    {
      "code": "xmf",
      "lang": "Mingrelian",
      "roman": "č̣ḳiri",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ჭკირი"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "gnett"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "gnet"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gnett"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
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    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "lende"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sirke",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "سركه"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yavşak",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "یاوشاق"
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    {
      "code": "pri",
      "lang": "Paicî",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "nîda"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "rešk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "رشک"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gnida"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lêndea"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "nit",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ਨਿਤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ciya"
    },
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        "(poker) A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "card-games",
        "poker"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-nit.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f3/En-au-nit.ogg/En-au-nit.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/En-au-nit.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "knit"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Head_louse#Eggs/Nits"
  ],
  "word": "nit"
}

Download raw JSONL data for nit meaning in English (28.8kB)

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  "title": "nit",
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}

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