What is another word for louse?
368 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈa͡ʊs], [ lˈaʊs], [ l_ˈaʊ_s]
The word "louse" has a number of synonyms that can be used in its place. These include terms such as "nit," "parasite," "vermin," "insect," "bug," and "pest." Each of these words denotes some type of small, annoying creature that can cause problems for humans or animals. While they may differ in size, shape and behavior, they share a common ability to cause discomfort or damage to their host. Other synonyms for "louse" might include "cootie," "creepy-crawly," "maggot," "tick," or "flea." Whatever the term used, anyone who has dealt with these pesky creatures is sure to know just how problematic they can be.
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Synonyms for Louse:
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- (the) scum of the earth ,
- horror ,
- know-all ,
- loudmouth ,
- public enemy number one ,
- public nuisance ,
- yob .
- Horntail ,
- June Bug ,
- aphid ,
- bedbug ,
- bee ,
- black widow ,
- blowfly ,
- bluebottle ,
- boll weevil ,
- bookworm ,
- botfly ,
- butterfly ,
- centipede ,
- chigger ,
- chinch ,
- cicada ,
- cockroach ,
- cricket ,
- daddy longlegs ,
- deer fly ,
- dragonfly ,
- dung beetle ,
- earwig ,
- firefly ,
- fly ,
- fruit fly ,
- gadfly ,
- grasshopper ,
- horsefly ,
- housefly ,
- katydid ,
- ladybug ,
- locust ,
- mantis ,
- may fly ,
- midge ,
- millipede ,
- mite ,
- mosquito ,
- moth ,
- nit ,
- praying mantis ,
- scarab ,
- scorpion ,
- silverfish ,
- spider ,
- stinkbug ,
- tarantula ,
- termite ,
- tick ,
- tiger moth ,
- tsetse fly ,
- wasp ,
- yellow jacket .
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• screw up- bollixes ,
- flubbing ,
- goofed up ,
- goofing up ,
- goofs up ,
- made hash of ,
- makes hash of ,
- making hash of ,
- mis handle ,
- mis handled ,
- mis handles ,
- mis handling ,
- mis manage ,
- mis managed ,
- mis manages ,
- mis managing ,
- mis-handle ,
- mis-handled ,
- mis-handles ,
- mis-handling ,
- mis-manage ,
- mis-managed ,
- mis-manages ,
- mis-managing ,
- mucking up ,
- mucks up ,
- snafuing .
Other synonyms:
- host .
- hookworm .
- nuisance .
Other relevant words:
- Messed ,
- Messing ,
- bobble ,
- bobbled ,
- bobbles ,
- bobbling ,
- bollix ,
- bollixed ,
- bollixing ,
- goof up ,
- loused ,
- lousing ,
- make hash of ,
- mishandle ,
- muck up ,
- mucked up ,
- queered ,
- queering ,
- queers ,
- screw up ,
- snafued .
- Grape Phylloxera ,
- Lice ,
- Puceron ,
- Red Bug ,
- Stinkard ,
- abate ,
- abolish ,
- adult nit ,
- arse-hole ,
- ass-hole ,
- atrophy ,
- bad ,
- bastard ,
- beast ,
- belly ,
- bird louse ,
- biting louse ,
- blackguard ,
- blight ,
- blighter ,
- bloodsucker ,
- bloodsucking insect ,
- blow ,
- body louse ,
- bollocks ,
- bounder ,
- bug ,
- bugger ,
- bum ,
- bumble ,
- buzzard ,
- cad ,
- caitiff ,
- cat flea ,
- charlatan ,
- cheat ,
- chicken louse ,
- chigoe ,
- chuff ,
- churl ,
- clown ,
- collapse ,
- common louse ,
- cootie ,
- corrosion ,
- corrupt ,
- crab ,
- crab louse ,
- crappy ,
- creep ,
- crumb ,
- crumbum ,
- cur ,
- cuss ,
- dastard ,
- debase ,
- debauch ,
- decay ,
- decayed ,
- decompose ,
- deface ,
- defile ,
- deflower ,
- deform ,
- demoralize ,
- deprave ,
- desecrate ,
- destroy ,
- destruction ,
- deteriorate ,
- devastate ,
- dilapidation ,
- dirt ball ,
- dirty ,
- disease ,
- disfigure ,
- disgusting ,
- disorganization ,
- distasteful ,
- dog ,
- dog flea ,
- erosion ,
- fart ,
- fetid ,
- filthy ,
- foetid ,
- foul ,
- fumble ,
- funky ,
- good-for-nothing ,
- grape louse ,
- grayback ,
- grubby ,
- head louse ,
- heel ,
- helminth ,
- homopterous insect ,
- hood ,
- hooligan ,
- icky ,
- insect ,
- jerk ,
- jigger ,
- jumping plant louse ,
- knave ,
- lousy ,
- lout ,
- malodorous ,
- marasmus ,
- meanie ,
- miscreant ,
- miss ,
- moldiness ,
- mother ,
- mountebank ,
- nasty ,
- nauseating ,
- nauseous ,
- ne'er-do-well ,
- noisome ,
- parasite ,
- pill ,
- pitiful ,
- plant louse ,
- polecat ,
- puke ,
- putrid ,
- rapscallion ,
- rat ,
- ravages of time ,
- riffraff ,
- rogue ,
- rotten ,
- rottenness ,
- rotter ,
- ruin ,
- s.o.b. ,
- sand flea ,
- scalawag ,
- scallywag ,
- scamp ,
- scapegrace ,
- scoundrel ,
- scumbag ,
- scuzzball ,
- shabby ,
- shit ,
- shithead ,
- shitty ,
- sickening ,
- skunk ,
- slob ,
- smelly ,
- snake ,
- sneak ,
- snot ,
- so-and-so ,
- sob ,
- sod ,
- spoil ,
- squalid ,
- stinker ,
- stinkeroo ,
- stinking ,
- stinkpot ,
- stinky ,
- stomach ,
- sucking louse ,
- swindler ,
- swine ,
- toad ,
- toerag ,
- trickster ,
- turd ,
- unclean ,
- unfortunate ,
- varlet ,
- varmint ,
- vermin ,
- very bad ,
- vile ,
- villain ,
- viper ,
- vitiate ,
- waste ,
- wastrel ,
- wear and tear ,
- weevil ,
- whoreson ,
- wicked ,
- wood louse ,
- worm ,
- wretch ,
- wretched .
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How to use "Louse" in context?
The louse, also known as the flea, is a small, elongated, reddish-brown animal that can grow to be about 0.5 in long. It has a segmented body and large, antennae. The louse feeds on the blood of humans and other mammals, and can carry a wide variety of parasites.
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Noun, singular or mass
jerk, bitch, asshole, motherfucker.
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Homophones for Louse:
- lyssa, lewisia, log, loos, Louis Ix, leo ix, lilylike, loggia, llullaillaco, lie awake, lass, lagos, lxxii, luce, leg, less, lilac, Lego, lallygag, Louis Ii, Lech, leach, lek, loloish, loxia, lake keuka, leigh, lazio, Louis I, lhasa, lace, Louis Agassiz, lychee, lycosa, laicize, lxxxii, low-key, lessee, lugosi, lachesis, loss, luge, leechee, louche, logo, lake, lisu, legacy, lechwe, leech, laze, lycee, lysis, Louis Xii, laicise, liege, laws, loasa, leakage, lochia, lossy, luggage, logos, Louis X, louis, lose, lack, lexis, lichi, loess, lxxx, lassie, lough, lox, lichee, lasso, lux, lackey, likewise, leacock, leuciscus, Louis Xiii, loge, luke, lx, lao-zi, logic, lxxiii, loco, Leo X, laius, luscious, lucas, leash, lease, laic, lug, Lugh, laugh, Lake Cayuga, liliales, lash, lick, lxii, lxxxi, lascaux, lollygag, lazy, Louis Iii, losses, loki, lax, lxxxiii, lawless, lxi, legs, leek, leggy, loasaceae, leakey, lycia, lucy, Louis XI, lachaise, luxe, Leo Esaki, lxiii, lockjaw, look, like, lygus, loch, loach, log z's, liliaceous, Liliaceae, logy, lxx, laugh away, liaise, lees, lxxi, loose, lousy, look away, locus, lock away, leaky, lasix, luck, lush, lewis, luik, lockage, leak, loligo, lakh, liza, Lusaka, laos, lucky, lac, lock, locke, league, lag, loquacious, leo xiii, lacy, lac wax, lassa.
Holonyms for Louse:
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Order Anoplura, anoplura.
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animal
Hyponym for Louse:
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insect.
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