"nit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɪt/ Audio: En-au-nit.ogg [Australia] 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), һеркә (herkə) (Bashkir), bartz (Basque), ხიჼჭ (xĩč̣) (Bats), гні́да (hnída) [feminine] (Belarusian), 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), léndena [feminine] (Venetian), géndena [feminine] (Venetian), trứng chấy (Vietnamese), trứng rận (Vietnamese), nedd [feminine, plural] (Welsh), ingqiq (Yup'ik)
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-Lbq2nRii Disambiguation of Lice: 14 16 18 10 11 11 10 5 2 4 Disambiguation of 'egg of a louse': 69 18 12 0 0 1
  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 16 18 10 11 11 10 5 2 4 Disambiguation of 'young louse': 18 65 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 16 18 10 11 11 10 5 2 4 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 24 23 25 25
  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, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 24 23 25 25 Disambiguation of 'slang: fool, nitwit': 2 2 23 55 7 11
  5. A nitpicker. Categories (lifeform): Lice
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-~vkhOMwT Disambiguation of Lice: 14 16 18 10 11 11 10 5 2 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 24 23 25 25
  6. A minor shortcoming. Categories (lifeform): Lice
    Sense id: en-nit-en-noun-jTrI8eFc Disambiguation of Lice: 14 16 18 10 11 11 10 5 2 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 24 23 25 25
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 [Australia] 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: 3 3 7 6 7 7 43 10 10 4 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 21 14 8 10 29 5 2 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /nɪt/ Audio: En-au-nit.ogg [Australia] 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 [Australia] 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 [Australia] 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
    Sense id: en-nit-en-verb-dafkrrS8 Categories (other): Multicultural London English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "akl",
          "lang": "Aklanon",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "eusa'"
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          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ṣuḡba",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
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          "word": "صُغْبَة"
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          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "aqc",
          "lang": "Archi",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "натӏ"
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "anic",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "անիծ"
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          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "herkə",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "һеркә"
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        {
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "bartz"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "bbl",
          "lang": "Bats",
          "roman": "xĩč̣",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ხიჼჭ"
        },
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "hnída",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гні́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lusa"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "gnída",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "llémena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "蟣子"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jǐzi",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "虮子"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "hnida"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "gnid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "luseæg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "neet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "pedikovo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nitra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "fj",
          "lang": "Fijian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "saivare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "saivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "glendon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lendia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṭilis ḳvercxi",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ტილის კვერცხი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Nisse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "konída",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "κονίδα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "konís",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "κονίς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "liha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "betsát kiná",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ביצת כינה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "serke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ilo",
          "lang": "Ilocano",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "telur kutu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "saivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sniodh"
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          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "it",
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          "alt": "きせいちゅうのたまご",
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          "code": "km",
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          "word": "អំបាត"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ko",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ckb",
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          "word": "ڕِشک"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "lki",
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          "roman": "rişk",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "kmr",
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          "word": "rişk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "sdh",
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          "word": "ڕِشک"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "lēns"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "lzz",
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          "roman": "mç̌ǩiri",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "მჭკირი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "glinda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "nds",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Neet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "гни́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "msk",
          "lang": "Mansaka",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
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          "word": "riha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "rihariha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "grk-mar",
          "lang": "Mariupol Greek",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "куны́дъ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "mic",
          "lang": "Mi'kmaq",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gna'ji'j"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "xmf",
          "lang": "Mingrelian",
          "roman": "č̣ḳiri",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ჭკირი"
        },
        {
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          "code": "no",
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          "word": "gnett"
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        {
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          "code": "nn",
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          "word": "gnet"
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        {
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          "code": "nn",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "gnett"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "nn",
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "oc",
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ota",
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ota",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "pri",
          "lang": "Paicî",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "nîda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "rešk",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "رشک"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gnida"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lêndea"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "pa",
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          "roman": "nit",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ਨਿਤ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "ciya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "qu",
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          "word": "iski"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lindină"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gnída",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гни́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "sco",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "neet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sneadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гњи̏да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gnjȉda"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
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        {
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          "code": "scn",
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          "word": "gnida"
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          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "sva",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
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        },
        {
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          "code": "sv",
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        {
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          "code": "tab",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "tl",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "lisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "th",
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          "roman": "len",
          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "เล็น"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "tpi",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
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        {
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "vec",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
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          "code": "vec",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "géndena"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "trứng chấy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
          "word": "trứng rận"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 18 12 0 0 1",
          "code": "cy",
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          "sense": "egg of a louse",
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          "word": "nedd"
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          "code": "esu",
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          "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
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          "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
          "word": "ტუტუცი"
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          "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
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          "word": "деби́л"
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      "word": "անիծ"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "saivar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lente"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "glendon"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lendia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭilis ḳvercxi",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ტილის კვერცხი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nisse"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "konída",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κονίδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "konís",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κονίς"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "liha"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "betsát kiná",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ביצת כינה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "serke"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "lisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "telur kutu"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "saivar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sniodh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lendine"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdh",
      "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
      "roman": "rişk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ڕِشک"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lēns"
    },
    {
      "code": "lzz",
      "lang": "Laz",
      "roman": "mç̌ǩiri",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "მჭკირი"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "glinda"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Neet"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gnída",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гни́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "msk",
      "lang": "Mansaka",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "lisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "riha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "rihariha"
    },
    {
      "code": "grk-mar",
      "lang": "Mariupol Greek",
      "roman": "kunýð",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "куны́дъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mic",
      "lang": "Mi'kmaq",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ],
      "word": "gna'ji'j"
    },
    {
      "code": "xmf",
      "lang": "Mingrelian",
      "roman": "č̣ḳiri",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ჭკირი"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "gnett"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gnet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gnett"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "luseegg"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "lende"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sirke",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "سركه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yavşak",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "یاوشاق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pri",
      "lang": "Paicî",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "nîda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "rešk",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "رشک"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "iski"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lindină"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gnída",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гни́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "neet"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sneadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гњи̏да"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gnjȉda"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lìnnina"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dìndina"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ddìnina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hnida"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gnjida"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gnida"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "liendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sva",
      "lang": "Svan",
      "roman": "tiḳ",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "თიკ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gnet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tab",
      "lang": "Tabasaran",
      "roman": "niṭ",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "нитӏ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "lisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "len",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "เล็น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "kiau bilong laus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "sirke"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hnýda",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гни́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "léndena"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "géndena"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "trứng chấy"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "trứng rận"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "nedd"
    },
    {
      "code": "esu",
      "lang": "Yup'ik",
      "sense": "egg of a louse",
      "word": "ingqiq"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "word": "kuyumad"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neet"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "word": "pediklarvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣ili",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "word": "წილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "mic",
      "lang": "Mi'kmaq",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ],
      "word": "gna'ji'j"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sirke",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "word": "سركه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yavşak",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "word": "یاوشاق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "namuṭu",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "word": "நமுடு"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "word": "pikinini bilong laus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "young louse",
      "word": "yavşak"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǎguā",
      "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
      "word": "傻瓜"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bèndàn",
      "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
      "word": "笨蛋"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fjols"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kvaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
      "word": "dille"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "suleli",
      "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
      "word": "სულელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭuṭuci",
      "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
      "word": "ტუტუცი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "debíl",
      "sense": "slang: fool, nitwit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "деби́л"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Head_louse#Eggs/Nits"
  ],
  "word": "nit"
}

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  "categories": [
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪt",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪt/1 syllable",
    "en:Lice",
    "en:Units of measure"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "nite"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English nite",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "hnitu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English hnitu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hnits"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hnits",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "neet"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch neet",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Nisse"
      },
      "expansion": "German Nisse",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "nit"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian nit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-níd-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-níd-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sneadh"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic sneadh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "glìnda"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian glìnda",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "gnida"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish gnida",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "thëri"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian thëri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "κονίς",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nits",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nit (third-person singular simple present nits, present participle nitting, simple past and past participle nitted)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Multicultural London English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2018, “Rolling Round”, HL8 and SimpzBeatz (music), performed by Sparko of OMH",
          "roman": "No I ain’t doin no nittin",
          "text": "Can’t miss no dots\nEvery shot let caused I’m hittin\nUsed to bag it up in the toilet\nMy mumsie thought I was shittin\nEver seen a junky fittin?\nEver stepped in a room full of needles?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "modus vivendi",
          "modus vivendi"
        ],
        [
          "drug",
          "drug"
        ],
        [
          "addict",
          "addict"
        ],
        [
          "nitty",
          "nitty"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(MLE) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪt"
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