nitnoun
uk/nɪt/us/nɪt/nit noun (PERSON)
[ C ] UK informal disapproving a nitwit
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Stupid and silly people
- a right one idiom
- airhead
- asshole
- berk
- birdbrain
- dolt
- doofus
- dork
- duffer
- dullard
- mouth-breather
- muggins
- muppet
- mutt
- need
- simpleton
- stupid
- thicko
- tosser
- turkey
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nit noun (EGG)
[ C usually plural ] the egg of a louse, which sticks to the fur of an animal or the hair of a person:
A few of the children have nits.
You don't get nits from having dirty hair.
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The development & parts of insects
- antenna
- caterpillar
- chrysalis
- cocoon
- egg
- feeler
- grub
- larva
- maggot
- proboscis
- pupa
- silkworm
- thoracic
- woodworm
- worm