nit vs egg

nit and egg both are nouns.

nit is not a verb while egg is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nit	Yes	No	No	No
egg	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, egg is a hypernym of nit; that is, egg is a word with a broader meaning than nit:

nit: egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing
egg: animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

nit (noun)	egg (noun)
egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing	animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
	oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

nit (verb)	egg (verb)
	coat with beaten egg
	throw eggs at

Difference between nit and egg

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