lice
/laɪs/
lice noun: louse. Also the plural of louse.
Noun
lice
Also used as
lice is also the plural of louse.
lice meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
lice in Tamil
- பேன்கள்
lice in Bengali
- উকুন
lice in Telugu
- పేను
More languagesFewer languages
- lice in Kannada
- ಪರೋಪಜೀವಿಗಳು, ಪೇನುಗಳು
- lice in Punjabi
- ਜੂਆਂ, ਜੂੰਆਂ
- lice in Nepali
- जूँहरू
Examples of lice in a sentence
- His acarophobia was obvious from his reaction when I told him he had lice.
- Lice, fleas, ticks, and mites are widely spread parasites.
- The area was crawling with all sorts of vermin: fleas, lice, mice, and rats to name a few. Thus, we felt as if vermin were crawling over us.
Origin of lice
From Middle English lys, from Old English lȳs.
Words formed from lice
Phrases with lice
- bee lice
- hen lice
- pea lice
- sea lice
- bark lice
- body lice
- carp lice
- crab lice
- fish lice
- gate lice
- head lice
- leaf lice
14 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with lice
Questions about lice
- What does lice mean?
- Lice means louse.
- What is lice in Tamil?
- Lice in Tamil is பேன்கள். See Lice meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lice?
- Lice is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lice?
- Lice is pronounced /laɪs/.
Words near lice in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lice (page history and authors); lice (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lice (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lice (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lice (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lice (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lice (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lice (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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