Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "louse" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

bark louse bee louse body louse booklouse carp louse chewing louse chicken louse clover louse crab louse fish louse fishlouse flea-louse grape-louse green louse head louse headlouse hen louse jumping plant louse lazy louse leaf louse lens louse louse around louse fly louse trap louse up louse-ridden louseborne louseless louselike louseling louser lousewort lousicide lousy pea louse plant louse pricklouse pubic louse sea louse sheep louse sucking louse sugar louse three skips of a louse water louse whale louse woodlouse

Context

not usually used in plural form

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

disagreeable person homopteran homopterous insect insect unpleasant person

Type Of (IsA)

insect parasite

Related Terms

contemptible deceitful insect lice parasitic person psocodea wingless

Synonym Network

bird louse delouse maggot plant louse worm

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.