NITPICK

Meaning of NITPICK in English

[nit.pick] vb [back-formation fr. nit-picking] vi (1966): to engage in nit-picking ~ vt: to criticize by nit-picking -- nitpick n -- nit.pick.er n -- nit.picky adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

NITPICK — verb Etymology: back-formation from nit-picking Date: 1966 intransitive verb to engage in nit-picking, transitive verb to criticize by nit-picking, ~ …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NITPICK — ˈnitˌpik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s -s ) intransitive verb : to engage in nit-picking transitive verb : to criticize by nitpicking …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NITPICK — /nit"pik'/ , v.i. 1. to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details. v.t. 2. to criticize by focusing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NITPICK — v. pay obsessive attention to petty flaws or details
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NITPICK — verb Etymology: back-formation from nit-picking Date: 1966 intransitive verb : to engage in nit-picking transitive verb : to criticize by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NITPICK — nitpick BrE AmE ˈnɪt pɪk ▷ nitpick|ed t ▷ nitpick|er/s ə/z AmE \ ə r/z ▷ nitpick|ing ɪŋ ▷ nitpick|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NITPICK — [verb] [I]Must you nitpick (= find fault with details) all the time?
Cambridge English vocab
NITPICK — Synonyms and related words : around the bush, beat about, beg the question, bicker, boggle, carp, catch at straws, cavil, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NITPICK — v. ( colloq. ) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ at
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
NITPICK — find unfinished details or small errors Deborah can find the errors. She likes to nitpick.
English Idioms vocab
NITPICK — find unfinished details, see flaws or small errors Deborah can find the errors. She likes to nitpick.
English Idioms vocabulary
NITPICK — гл.; разг., тж. nit-pickпридираться к мелочам, форме подачи материала и т.п.; скрупулезно выискивать мелкие просчеты и т.п.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NITPICK — гл. ; разг. , тж. nit-pick придираться к мелочам, форме подачи материала и т. п.; скрупулезно выискивать мелкие просчеты и …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NITPICK — гл.; разг., тж. nit-pick придираться к мелочам, форме подачи материала и т. п.; скрупулезно выискивать мелкие просчеты и т. п.
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NITPICK — v. Pronunciation: ' nit- ˌ pik Function: verb Etymology: back-formation from nit-picking Date: 1966 intransitive verb : to engage in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NITPICKY — adjective see: nitpick
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NITPICKER — noun see: nitpick
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NITPICKER — noun see nitpick
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETTIFOGGER — n. cheater, swindler, one who defrauds; unethical lawyer whose methods have a bad reputation and are petty, shyster; person who …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIND FAULT WITH — point out flaws or shortcomings, nitpick, criticize unfavorably, express dissatisfaction
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NITPICKY — see nitpick
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NITPICKER — see nitpick
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TERGIVERSATE — Synonyms and related words : alternate, apostatize, around the bush, back and fill, beat about, beg the question, bicker, boggle, …
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TEAR TO PIECES — Synonyms and related words : atomize, break to pieces, carp, catch at straws, cavil, cleave, cut up, defoliate, demolish, denude, …
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TEAR APART — Synonyms and related words : atomize, break to pieces, carp, catch at straws, cavil, cleave, cut up, defoliate, demolish, denude, …
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TAKE EXCEPTION — Synonyms and related words : agree to differ, agree to disagree, ban, be at variance, be in dissent, beg to …
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SPLIT HAIRS — Synonyms and related words : analyze, anatomize, around the bush, atomize, beat about, beg the question, bicker, boggle, cavil, change, …
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SIDESTEP — Synonyms and related words : about the bush, around the bush, avert, avoid, back and fill, bear off, beat about, …
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SHY — Synonyms and related words : Pyrrhonic, about the bush, afraid, agnostic, apprehensive, around the bush, arrested, averse, avert, avoid, back …
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SHUFFLE
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SHIFT — Synonyms and related words : Doppler effect, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, about the bush, about-face, accommodation, action, ad hoc measure, …
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QUIBBLE — Synonyms and related words : adverse criticism, animadversion, argue, argufy, around the bush, aspersion, bad notices, bad press, bandy words, …
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