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Louses vs Loused - What's the difference?

louses | loused |

As verbs the difference between louses and loused

is that louses is (louse) while loused is (louse).

As a noun louses

is (nonstandard).

louses

English

Noun

(head)
  • (nonstandard)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (louse)

    • Anagrams

    * * *

    loused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (louse)

    • Anagrams

    *

    louse

    English

    (wikipedia louse)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera .
  • (colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who has recently taken an action considered deceitful or indirectly harmful.

    • Synonyms

    * (insect) (North America) cootie * (contemptible person) maggot, worm

    Derived terms

    * body louse * booklouse * crab louse * head louse * louser * lousy * pubic louse * sea louse * three skips of a louse

    Verb

    (lous)
  • To remove lice from the body of a person or animal; to delouse.

    • Synonyms

    * delouse

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals English words with multiple plurals