nit (Meaning)

Wordnet

nit (n)

a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source

egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing

Webster

nit (n.)

The egg of a louse or other small insect.

nit Sentence Examples

  1. The sewing kit was useless because all the needles had tiny nits.
  2. The bird's nest was infested with nits, making its inhabitants uncomfortable.
  3. The lice larvae, known as nits, clung desperately to the hair strands.
  4. The nitpicker carefully removed each and every nit from the infested hair.
  5. The head lice outbreak at the school spread rapidly due to the highly contagious nits.
  6. The nit-picking process was tedious and required patience and attention to detail.
  7. The nit comb's fine teeth helped to effectively remove nits and reduce infestation.
  8. The nits caused intense itching and irritation on the infested scalp.
  9. The presence of nits on a pet's coat indicated a parasitic infection.
  10. The nitpickers' attention to detail ensured that not a single nit remained on the infested item.

FAQs About the word nit

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The sewing kit was useless because all the needles had tiny nits.

The bird's nest was infested with nits, making its inhabitants uncomfortable.

The lice larvae, known as nits, clung desperately to the hair strands.

The nitpicker carefully removed each and every nit from the infested hair.