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Meaning of "nit" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NIT

Old English hnitu; related to Dutch neet, Old High German hniz.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NIT

nit  [nɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nit

Nit or NIT may refer to: ▪ The egg of a louse ▪ Head louse ▪ A trivial detail; the object of nitpicking ▪ Nit, a unit of luminance equivalent to one candela per square metre ▪ Nits, a Dutch musical group ▪ National Invitation Tournament, a men's college basketball tournament in the United States ▪ National Indigenous Times, Indigenous Australian affairs newspaper ▪ Nagpur Improvement Trust, a local civil government body in Nagpur, India ▪ Negative income tax, a proposed tax reform ▪ Neith, an Egyptian goddess ▪ Nat, a logarithmic unit of information or entropy ▪ Norfolk International Terminals, a port operated by the Virginia Port Authority in Norfolk, Virginia ▪ A former television station in the Republic of Moldova, shut down in 2012...

Definition of nit in the English dictionary

The definition of nit in the dictionary is the egg of a louse, especially when adhering to human hair. Other definition of nit is the larva of a louse or similar insect.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIT

nisus
nit-pick
nit-picker
nit-picking
nit-picky
nitchie
nite
niter
niterie
nitery
nither
nithing
nitid
nitinol
niton
nitramine
nitraniline
nitrate
nitratine
nitration

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIT

a bit
benefit
bit
circuit
credit
cut it
Detroit
dit
edit
exclusive OR circuit
exit
fit
for it
fruit
get it
go to it
have had it
hit
I have it
in the shit

Synonyms and antonyms of nit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIT

Find out the translation of nit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

NIT
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nit
570 millions of speakers

English

nit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एनआईटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أحمق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিকী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nisse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寄生虫の卵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

니트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sirke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lendine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ніт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nit

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIT»

The term «nit» is very widely used and occupies the 15.918 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIT»

Discover the use of nit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nit-Pickin'
Family members go to great lengths to rid their child of head lice, but with the nits threatening to take over, it just may take a miracle to save our hero (or maybe just some good shampoo).
Nancy Van Laan, 2008
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The Nit Picker (GUNK Aliens, Book 6)
Aliens are coming... to get up your nose!
Jonny Moon, 2012
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Bruce Beltcher and the Nit Note Nightmare
They were they only ones who gained from the whole nit problem. They were the ones who called nit comb time and seemed to revel in the chance to share and pry into the inner lives of their helpless victims. Bruce could imagine the P and C  ...
Ellen Van Poppel, 2011
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Agitated Argentums
(Arg. met., Arg. nit.) • Gonorrhoea. (Arg. met., Arg. nit.) • Chronic urethritis. (Arg. met., Arg. nit.) • Leucorrhoea. (Arg. met., Arg. nit.) • Expectoration. (Arg. met., Arg. nit.) G) LEFT-SIDEDNESS • Ovary. (Arg. met.) • Infra-orbital neuralgia. (Arg. nit.) ...
Farokh Master, 2001
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Neurospora : Contributions of a Model Organism: ...
coded by the nit-2 locus, which senses nitrogen limitation and is necessary for expression of nitrogen-controlled functions (figure 7.2l. Gluta- mine has been widely implicated as a corepres- sor, but the idea has encountered difficulties, ...
Irvine Rowland H. Davis Professor of Molecular Genetics University of California, 2000
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Loser
From renowned Newbery-winning author Jerry Spinelli comes an incredible story about how not fitting in might just lead to an incredible life.
Jerry Spinelli, 2009
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DVB: The Family of International Standards for Digital Video ...
For example the linkage_descriptor, when inserted into the first loop of the NIT gives a link to another service or to the TS attached to the network operator. It is allowed to appear more than once in this table, in order to be able to link to several ...
Ulrich Reimers, 2005
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Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with ...
The Confederación Hidrográfica del Sur is the management authority responsible for the operation of the reservoirs during floods. accuracy) Physical Process Spatial location Causal relations CE A P(Nit| Rit, Mit, Ci) 0.16 Guadalhorce P(Mi ...
Lluis Godo, 2005
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A catalogue of a very large and curious collection of books; ...
An Almond for a Parrot ; or, Cutbert Curry-knavtt AlmeSt lets 6d 2476 Biblia Hebr. cum Pun&is, 2 torn, exemp. eleg. nit. in moroc. fol. deaur. 2I 5s — — Par. ap. R. Stepb. 1563 2477 □ Hebr. a Reineccio, pulcb. 13 nit. los 6d Lipf.ij^g 2478 ...
Thomas Payne, 1773
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Consequences of the Axiom of Choice
... (N32T) 0 239 (4) Hickman [1976] (NIT) 11 239 (3) note 18 (NIT) 16 239 (5) (Nl) 17 239 (3) (NIT) 23 239 (5) (Nl) 24 239 (5) (Nl) 31 239 (3) (NIT) 37 239 (3) note 18 (NIT) 47 239 (3) (NIT) 48 239 (3) (NIT) 63 239 (5) (Nl) 73 239 (3) note 18 (NIT)  ...
Paul Howard, Jean E. Rubin, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nit is used in the context of the following news items.
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2015 NIT Season Tip-Off: Primer And Bracket Guess
The NIT Season Tip-Off, at least that's what it should be. Georgia Tech's latest schedule update (from June 30th)—and the Yellow Jackets are ... «Blogging the Bracket, Jul 15»
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NIT-T sets up incubation centre to help students
Since many alumni of NIT-T are placed in top positions across the globe, the innovation centre was formed to help students who come up with ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Director NIT calls on Governor
SRINAGAR, JULY 23: Prof. Rajat Gupta, Director, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, called on N.N. Vohra, Governor, here at the ... «Kashmir Images, Jul 15»
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Government Job 2015: NIT Agartala Recruitment for Technical …
Applications are invited by the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala for recruitment to the posts of Scientific/ Technical Officer, ... «PrepSure, Jul 15»
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IIT, NIT admissions: Results of fourth round of seat allotment
The fourth round of seat allocation for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) was ... «India Today, Jul 15»
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NIT may not regularize Futala Lake restaurants
NAGPUR: The Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) is unlikely to regularize Futala Lake restaurants. Following orders from the state government, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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IIT, NIT admissions: Information on ranks for third round of seat …
The third round of seat allocation for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other ... «India Today, Jul 15»
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Mansa boy clears JEE, may not join NIT due to lack of funds
Kushal Kumar Bansal, 16, son of a bakery vendor, who recently cleared the joint entrance examination (JEE) of the Central Board of School ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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IIT, NIT admissions: Third round of seat allocation begins
The seat allocation for admissions to IITs and NITs for the third round shall begin today i.e. July 18. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) ... «India Today, Jul 15»
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NIT, Calicut begins its recruitment process for various Assistant and …
Applications have been invited by the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut from interested candidates , to fill up its vacant positions of ... «India Today, Jul 15»

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