nitpick
English
/ˈnɪt.pɪk/
verb
Definitions
- (figurative) To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details.
- (archaic) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
Etymology
Compound from English nit (something very small, louse egg) + English pick.
Origin
English
pick
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipick English
- autopick English
- downpick English
- earpick English
- fingerpick English
- handpick English
- nit English
- nitgrass English
- nitpicker English
- nitpickery English
- nitpickiness English
- nitpicking English
- nitpickish English
- nitpicky English
- nitter English
- nitty English
- nitwit English
- nutpick English
- pick English
- pick-fault English
- pick-quarrel English
- pickability English
- pickable English
- pickcheese English
- picker English
- pickest English
- picketh English
- pickfest English
- pickguard English
- picklist English
- picklock English
- pickman English
- pickmire English
- pickoff English
- pickpenny English
- pickpocket English
- pickproof English
- pickpurse English
- picksome English
- picktooth English
- pickup English
- picky English
- ragpick English
- repick English
- toothpick English
- unpick English
- ピック Japanese
- nite Middle English
- piken Middle English
- pix Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- nit
- pick
- nitty
- picky
- unpick
- nitwit
- pickup
- repick
- picker
- nitter
- pickest
- pickman
- ragpick
- nutpick
- picketh
- pickoff
- earpick
- downpick
- picksome
- pickfest
- picklist
- pickable
- nitgrass
- picklock
- autopick
- nitpicky
- pickmire
- handpick
- antipick
- pickpenny
- nitpicker
- pickpurse
- toothpick
- picktooth
- pickproof
- pickguard
- pickcheese
- nitpickish
- fingerpick
- pick-fault
- pickpocket
- nitpicking
- nitpickery
- pickability
- nitpickiness
- pick-quarrel