nit

nɪt

Definition

Definition of nit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

louse egg

TECH.

egg of a louse, often in hair

TECH.

She found a nit in her child's hair.

light

TECH.

unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square metre

TECH.

The screen brightness is 300 nits.

games

Rare

Slang

cautious poker player

Rare

Slang

He's known as a nit at the poker table.

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Images of nit

egg of a louse, often in hair

Expressions with nit

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nit nurse

nurse who checks for head lice

The nit nurse visited the school to check the children for head lice.

nit comb

fine-toothed comb for removing nits from hair

She used a nit comb to remove lice.

Origin of nit

Middle English, nite (egg of a louse)

Examples of nit in a sentence

Nits can be hard to remove.
The monitor's display is set to 250 nits.
Adjust the brightness to 400 nits for better visibility.
The nit folded every hand that seemed risky.
In the tournament, he played like a nit, avoiding big bets.

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French:lente, nit, ...
German:Lausei, Nit, ...
Italian:lendine, nit, ...
Spanish:liendre, nit, ...
Portuguese:lêndea, nit, ...
Chinese:虱卵, 尼特, ...
Japanese:卵, 慎重派, ...
Arabic:صِئْبَان, نِت, ...
Hebrew:בֵּיצַת כִּנָּה, נִיט, ...
Russian:гнида, нит, ...
Ukrainian:гнида, ніт, ...
Hindi:लीख, निट, ...
Bengali:উকুনের ডিম, নিট, ...
Catalan:llémena, nit, ...
Czech:hnida, nit, ...
Danish:luseæg, nit, ...
Dutch:neet, nit, ...
Greek:κόνιδα, νιτ, ...
Hungarian:serke, nit, ...
Khmer:ពងសត្វចៃ, នីត, ...
Korean:이의 알, 신중한 플레이어, ...
Persian:تخم شپش, نیت, ...
Polish:gnida, nit, ...
Portuguese (BR):lêndea, nit, ...
Romanian:lindină, nit, ...
Swedish:lusägg, nit, ...
Thai:ไข่เหา, นิต, ...
Turkish:sirke, nit, ...
Vietnamese:trứng chấy, nit, ...

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