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pit
has definitions from the fields of work,mining,theater,geography,botany,anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (geography) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
Synonyms Examples "they dug a pit to bury the body" Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Somewhere , beyond , where shadows lurked , must be the yawning pit of which Papa preached and the dreadful Lake_of_Fire . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)What in_the_name_of_God was he doing , crouched in a timbered pit on the wrong bank of the river ? Related terms hole sawpit borrow_pit tar_pit quicksand barbecue_pit sandpit fire_pit divot |
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[ verb ] set into opposition or rivalry
Examples "let them match their best athletes against ours" "pit a chess player against the Russian champion" "He plays his two children off against each other" Used in print (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)Individual human strength is needed to pit against an inhuman condition . |
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[ noun ] (theater) lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
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[ noun ] (botany) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Synonyms Related terms concavity cavity pit_of_the_stomach glenoid_fossa glenoid_fossa |
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[ noun ] a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
Examples : "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (botany) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
Examples "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" Related terms |
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