“Knit” or “Nit”—Which to use?

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

nouna fabric made by knitting.
nouna basic knitting stitch.
nounneedlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine.
verbmake (textiles) by knitting.
verbtie or link together.

nouna luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
nounegg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing.

Usage

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Jersey is a knit fabric used predominantly for clothing
…government crackdowns and a less-tightly knit Italian-American community have largely reduced…
…British attitudes through a tightly knit group of people.
…are thicker and less tightly knit than in C. coriacea and…
…the events of two closely knit families losing their balance; Harikrishnan's,…
Clothing (not knit or crochet): $2.2 billion
…in the collective was loosely knit and fluid.
…mate, Freddie Flintoff how to knit.
2003 - knit cap
…and under receive a new knit hat and bag of cookies.

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