lausen — meaning in English

English meaning

• louse noun A tiny wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the skin or hair of animals and people.
• nitpick verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.

Senses

lausen is used for these senses in English:

• louse To remove lice from; to delouse.
• nitpick (archaic, literal) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.

louse — full definition

1. noun A tiny wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the skin or hair of animals and people.
2. noun An informal, insulting term for a despicable or deceitful person.
3. verb To search for and remove lice from someone or something.

nitpick — full definition

1. verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
2. verb To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
3. verb To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.
4. verb I nitpicked his hair.

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