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Word entry · 3 letters

nit

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"Louse egg"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /nɪt/Part of speech nounSorted intStarts with NEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
1N2I3T

Definitions

  1. The egg of a louse or similar parasitic insect.

Word origin

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 gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)).

Used in a sentence

  • Can’t miss no dots Every shot let caused I’m hittin Used to bag it up in the toilet My mumsie thought I was shittin Ever seen a junky fittin? Ever stepped in a room full of needles? No I ain’t doin no nittin
  • This brightness of this LCD screen is between 900 and 1000 nits.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Louse egg3 letters
02Minor detail3 letters

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