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pit is the dictionary form of pits Definition of pit
pit has definitions from the fields of work,mining,theater,geography,botany,anatomy,zoology
1
[ noun ] (geography) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

Synonyms

cavity

Examples

"they dug a pit to bury the body"

2
[ verb ] set into opposition or rivalry

Synonyms

oppose play_off match

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"

3
[ noun ] a trap in the form of a concealed hole

Synonyms

pitfall

4
[ verb ] mark with a scar

Synonyms

mark pock scar

Examples

"The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

5
[ noun ] (theater) lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

Synonyms

orchestra_pit

6
[ 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

Synonyms

stone

7
[ verb ] remove the pits from, as of certain fruit such as peaches

Synonyms

stone

8
[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

Synonyms

fossa

9
[ noun ] a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

Synonyms

stone_pit quarry

Examples

: "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"

10
[ 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

Synonyms

stone endocarp

Examples

"you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"

11
[ noun ] (work,mining) a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

Synonyms

colliery

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Rhymes with

spitz spits its it's its it's spirits tippets wit's knits wits kits sits writs ritz fits lits hits britts brits blitz grits quits glitz plaudits profits credit's credits nimitz rickets willets slivovitz auschwitz immaculate stieglitz horowitz

Phonetic and Homophones

P IH1 T S

Similar Spelling

Pitts pitsaw Pietsch Pietz pithos

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