pit, n.
(pits)
freq. cnt. 5
(pits)
freq. cnt. 5
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
cavity pit
sample sentences
"they dug a pit to bury the body"
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a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
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colliery pit
lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
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orchestra pit pit
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
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pit quarry stone pit
sample sentences
"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
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a trap in the form of a concealed hole
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pit pitfall
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(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
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pit
(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
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pit
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an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
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pit
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
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Hell Inferno infernal region nether region perdition pit
sample sentences
"Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton"a demon from the depths of the pit"
"Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
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the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
<noun.plant>
endocarp pit stone
sample sentences
"you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"
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a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
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fossa pit
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