louses
Contemptible lowlife types
Louses is the verb form of louse, meaning to infest with lice or, more commonly, to bungle something badly.
The latter appears almost exclusively in the phrasal verb louse up: He loused up the interview by arriving late.
As a plural noun, louses refers to contemptible people rather than the insects, which take the plural lice.
Lice before hatching
- pediculosisInfestation of body lice
- ectoparasitesParasites inhabiting host surfaces
- bloodsuckingExtracting blood for nourishment
- scalpSkin covering skull
host · mites · fleas · ticks · eggs · infestation · wingless · crawling
Superficial wound or mark
- scratchingRaking with nails
- pruritusMedical term for itching
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- rednessCrimson-hued state
inflammation · rash · bumps · sensation · tingling · soreness · dermatitis · allergic
Occupy harmfully en masse
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
- teemingAbundantly full of
- swarmMass of moving insects
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
spread · breeding · nesting · colonization · proliferation · multiplication · rampant · harborage
Harmful small animals
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- scourgeCause of mass suffering
- annoyanceState of being bothered
bother · menace · vexation · blight · pestilence · troublesome · unwanted · infestation
Liquid hair cleanser
- permethrinSynthetic bug-killing compound
- combToothed grooming implement
- removalAct of taking away
- nit-pickingCriticizing trivial imperfections
pesticide · medicated · washing · fumigation · eradication · prevention · hygiene · sanitation
nits
Lice before hatching
- pediculosisInfestation of body lice
- ectoparasitesParasites inhabiting host surfaces
- bloodsuckingExtracting blood for nourishment
scalp · host · mites · fleas · ticks · eggs · infestation · wingless · crawling · parasitology
scratch
Superficial wound or mark
- scratchingRaking with nails
- pruritusMedical term for itching
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
redness · inflammation · rash · bumps · sensation · tingling · soreness · dermatitis · allergic · swelling
infest
Occupy harmfully en masse
outbreak · spread · breeding · nesting · colonization · proliferation · multiplication · rampant · harborage · epidemic
vermin
Harmful small animals
annoyance · bother · menace · vexation · blight · pestilence · troublesome · unwanted · infestation · dirty
shampoo
Liquid hair cleanser
- permethrinSynthetic bug-killing compound
- combToothed grooming implement
- removalAct of taking away
nit-picking · pesticide · medicated · washing · fumigation · eradication · prevention · hygiene · sanitation · quarantine
lousessaints
Canonized religious figures
angels · good eggs · stand-up guys · salt of the earth · good people
lousesbenefactors
Givers of aid
helpers · assets · blessings · godsends · pillars of the community
lousessymbionts
Organisms in close association
mutualists · beneficial bacteria · probiotics · pollinators · decomposers
- louse upRuin through incompetence
- head louseParasitic scalp insect
- wood louseTerrestrial isopod crustacean
- body louseClothing-inhabiting human parasite
- crab lousePubic region parasite
- sea louseParasitic copepod on fish