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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahys]
- /laɪs/
- /laɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahys]
- /laɪs/
Definitions of lice word
- noun lice plural of louse. 1
- noun plural lice any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse) 1
- noun plural lice any insect of the order Mallophaga (bird louse, biting louse, or chewing louse) parasitic on birds and mammals, having mouthparts adapted for biting. 1
- noun plural lice plant louse. 1
- noun plural lice Slang. a contemptible person, especially an unethical one. 1
- verb with object lice to delouse. 1
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Origin of lice
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1910-15 for def 4; Middle English lous(e), luse, plural lise, lice; Old English lūs, plural lȳs; cognate with Dutch luis, German Laus, Old Norse lūs
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Parts of speech for Lice
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lice popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lice usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lice
noun lice
- centipede — A centipede is a long, thin creature with a lot of legs.
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- mosquito — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever.
- termite — any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- bedbug — A bedbug is a small insect with a round body and no wings which lives in dirty houses and feeds by biting people and sucking their blood when they are in bed.
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