English-Thai Dictionary

nit

N คนโง่  nitwit moron idiot genius kon-ngo

 

nit

N ไข่เหา  kai-hao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NIT

n.The egg of a louse or other small insect.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NIT

Nit, n. Etym: [AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss, OHG. niz; cf. gr. gnit, Sw. gnet, Dan. gnid, Russ. & Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The egg of a louse or other small insect. Nit grass (Bot. ), a pretty annual European grass (Gastridium lendigerum ), with small spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and Chili.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nit

nit |nit nɪt | ▶noun the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, esp. the egg of a head louse attached to a human hair. PHRASES pick nits look for and criticize small or insignificant faults or errors; nitpick. DERIVATIVES nit ty adjective ORIGIN Old English hnitu; related to Dutch neet and German Nisse .

 

nit

nit 2 |nɪt | ▶exclamation Austral. informal used as a warning that someone is approaching. PHRASES keep nit keep watch or act as a guard. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: probably from nix 3 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

nit

nit 1 |nɪt | ▶noun informal 1 the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair. 2 Brit. a foolish person: you stupid nit! PHRASES pick nits chiefly N. Amer. look for and criticize trivial faults; nit-pick. DERIVATIVES nitty adjective ORIGIN Old English hnitu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neet and German Nisse .

 

nit

nit 2 |nɪt | ▶exclamation Austral. informal used as a warning that someone is approaching. PHRASES keep nit keep watch or act as a guard. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: probably from nix 3 .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nit

nit /nɪt /名詞 C 1 シラミなどの卵 ; 幼虫 .2 ｟英 くだけて ｠＝nitwit .