head lice
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2.5
- noun
- /hɛd laɪs/
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piojos
- To avoid getting head lice, children should not share hair accessories.
- get head lice
- treat head lice
- outbreak of head lice
And that was the kind of thing you could feel in your scalp if you got, you know, a couple different strands of head lice at the same time.
- And that was the kind of thing you could feel in your scalp if you got, you know, a couple different strands of head lice at the same time.
- That's lice and that's the devil's invisible crawling lightning, and that's head lice.
Examples
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One applicant had visible head lice.
Fiction book (1999) -
Having head lice is not a symptom of being dirty; lice actually prefer clean hair.
Blog text (1) -
One kid came in with head lice.
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And I know for a fact that their two best players have head lice.
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It's a way to treat head lice.
Blog text (16) -
Furthermore, warm weather is a haven for head lice.
Academic text (1991) -
Head lice can happen to anyone.
Blog text (1) -
Little Billie has head lice.
Academic text (1998) -
Ms. Suber warned parents of a looming head-lice epidemic.
Fiction book (2001) -
She noticed her daughter scratching her head and discovered that she had head lice.
Synonyms
A tiny insect that lives on the top of the head and causes strong itching
A condition where tiny lice live on the scalp and hair
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'small parasitic insects that infest the hair and scalp' is directly and compositionally derived from 'head' (the body part) + 'louse' (a tiny parasitic insect), indicating lice located on the head. This is a literal, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Head lice is a simple name that joins head and lice, creating the image of tiny lice living in someone's hair and biting the skin under the hair. So, the name means 'small insects that live on the head and make it itch'.