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noseeums

noseeums is the plural of noseeum.

Meaning of noseeum

Noun

noseeum (plural noseeums)

  1. (colloquial) A biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people outdoors, particularly in warm weather after sunset.
    • Noseeums will go right through a tent screen.1983, Bob Cary, The big wilderness canoe manual
  2. The inference that, because one cannot observe a reason for why something is true, that there is no reason why it is true.

Questions about noseeums

What is noseeums the plural of?
Noseeums is the plural of noseeum.

Words near noseeums in the dictionary

  1. nosedives
  2. nosediving
  3. nosedness
  4. nosedove
  5. noseeum
  6. noseeums
  7. nosefirst
  8. noseful
  9. nosefuls
  10. nosegay
  11. nosegayed

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