Nit

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  • noun. A unit of luminance equal to one candela per square meter, measured perpendicular to the rays of the source.
  • noun. The egg of certain parasitic insects, especially a head louse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The egg of a louse or some similar insect.
  • noun. A small spot, speck, or protuberance.
  • noun. In mining. See knit, 3.
  • noun. A small insect; a gnat or fly: applied contemptuously to persons.
  • No; not; not at all.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The egg of a louse or other small insect.
  • noun. a pretty annual European grass (Gastridium lendigerum), with small spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and Chile.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A candela per square meter.
  • noun. The egg of a louse.
  • noun. A young louse.
  • noun. A fool, a nitwit.
  • noun. A nitpicker
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
  • noun. egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing
  • Word Usage
    "Another nit is that in talking about Friedman's contributions to economic research, the film talks about the permanent income hypothesis but not the natural-rate hypothesis (although the latter term is used by at least one person during the film)."
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