clot vs nit

clot

noun
  • A silly person. 

  • A solidified mass of any liquid. 

  • A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. 

verb
  • To form a clot or mass. 

  • To cause to clot or form into a mass. 

nit

noun
  • A fool, a nitwit. 

  • A nitpicker. 

  • A candela per square metre. 

  • A head louse regardless of its age. 

  • The egg of a louse. 

  • A young louse. 

  • Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”) 

  • A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style. 

  • A minor shortcoming. 

verb
  • To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty. 

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