different between louse vs loused
louse
English
Etymology
From Middle English lous, lows, lowse, from Old English l?s, from Proto-Germanic *l?s (compare West Frisian lûs, Dutch luis, German Low German Luus, German Laus), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare Welsh llau (“lice”), Tocharian B luwo, maybe Sanskrit ???? (y?k?)).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /la?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
Noun
louse (plural lice or louses)
- A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
- (colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
- 1946, Joseph Thompson Shaw, The hard-boiled omnibus: early stories from Black Mask (page 388)
- He said: "Thanks, friend; but you're wasting your time. You better warn Crocker. If that louse makes a play for me, he'll get hit with Chicago lightning!"
- 1949, Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (song)
- It's then that those louses go back to their spouses. Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
- 1946, Joseph Thompson Shaw, The hard-boiled omnibus: early stories from Black Mask (page 388)
Usage notes
- When used as a term of abuse, the plural is typically louses, though lice is also possible.
Synonyms
- (insect): (North America) cootie
- (contemptible person): maggot, worm
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
louse (third-person singular simple present louses, present participle lousing, simple past and past participle loused)
- To remove lice from.
Synonyms
- delouse
Translations
Anagrams
- Eolus, Seoul, Soule, eusol, loues, oules, ousel, soule
Middle English
Noun
louse
- Alternative form of lous
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loused
English
Verb
loused
- simple past tense and past participle of louse
Anagrams
- desoul, souled
loused From the web:
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- deloused
- what is the meaning of loosed
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- what is loosed on earth
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