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nit | nipt |

As a noun nit

is nest.

As a verb nipt is

(archaic) (nip).

nit

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) nite, from (etyl) hnitu, from (etyl) )

Noun

(en noun)
  • The egg of a louse.
  • A young louse.
  • (UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
  • A nitpicker.
  • A minor shortcoming.
  • Synonyms
    * dickies (Geordie)
    Derived terms
    * nit-picking

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A candela per square meter.
  • Anagrams

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    nipt

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (nip)
  • * 1852 , James Rennie, ?George Glenny, The flower garden, its arrangement, cultivation and general management (page 61)
  • the young shoots of the still hardier ivy, nipt and destroyed by an accidental night's frost in the early summer.
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