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zit

 (zĭt)
n. Slang
A pimple.
[Origin unknown.]
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zit

(zɪt)
n
(Pathology) slang a pimple
[of unknown origin]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

zit

(zɪt)

n. Slang.
a pimple; skin blemish.
[1960–65; orig. uncertain]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.zit - a small inflamed elevation of the skinzit - a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
hickey, pimple
acne - an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
papule - a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
pustule - a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
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Translations
uher
bums
näppylä
bubuljica
にきび
여드름
finne
สิว
mụn

zit

[zɪt] N → grano m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

zit

[ˈzɪt] n → bouton m (sur la peau)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

zit

n (inf: = spot) → Pickel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

zit

→ بَثْرَة uher bums Pickel σπυράκι grano näppylä bouton bubuljica foruncolo にきび 여드름 pukkel kvise pryszcz borbulha, espinha угри finne สิว sivilce mụn 丘疹
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

zit

n (fam o vulg) grano, barro
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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"Humph !" resumed the voice, as I continued my survey, "you mus pe so dronk as de pig, den, for not zee me as I zit here at your zide."
"I zay," said he, "you mos pe dronk as de pig, vor zit dare and not zee me zit ere; and I zay, doo, you mos pe pigger vool as de goose, vor to dispelief vat iz print in de print.
"You zee," said he, "it iz te bess vor zit still; and now you shall know who I pe.
"Well, den, zit still and pehabe yourself, or I'll rap you again mid me vist.
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