Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - nit
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(nits) 1. Nits are the eggs of insects called lice which live in people’s hair. N-PLURAL 2. If you refer to someone as a nit, you think they are stupid or silly. (BRIT INFORMAL) I’d rather leave the business than work with such a nit. = nitwit, twit N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English h~u; akin to Old High German hniz ~, Greek konid-, konis Date: before 12th century 1. the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect; also the insect itself when young 2. a minor shortcoming II. noun Date: circa 1903 chiefly British ~wit NIT abbreviation National Invitational Tournament ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. 1 the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect esp. of human head-lice or body-lice. 2 Brit. sl. a stupid person. Phrases and idioms nit-pick colloq. indulge in nit-picking. nit-picker colloq. a person who nit-picks. nit-picking n. & adj. colloq. fault-finding in a petty manner. Etymology: OE hnitu f. WG 2. int. Austral. sl. used as a warning that someone is approaching. Phrases and idioms keep nit keep watch; act as guard. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.: cf. NIX(3) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. гнида 2. сл. ничтожество, дрянь, "гнида" 3. воен. жарг. военный полицейский 4. воен. жарг. курсант авиашколы Id: dead as a nit —- дохлый, издохший; без признаков жизни 5. физ. нит (единица яркости) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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physiol. abbr. Nitrate NASA abbr. Near Infrared Transmittance mil. abbr. Network Integration Test mil. abbr. Near Infrared Transmittance airport code Niort, France chemis. abbr. Near Infrared Transmittance ac. degr. abbr. National Institute of Technology funny abbr. Not Important Tournament funny abbr. Not Interesting Tournament network. abbr. Network Information Table educ. abbr. Non Instructional Time sport abbr. Not In Tournament sport abbr. National Invitational Tournament chat abbr. Now Is The Time ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. hnitu "louse egg, nit," from P.Gmc. *khnito. Verb nit-pick is first attested 1962, from earlier nitpicker (1951). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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