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Synonyms for pit
pɪtpit
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
pit
Synonyms:
hollow, gulf, trench, excavation
Princeton's WordNet
pit, cavitynoun
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
"they dug a pit to bury the body"
Synonyms:
fossa, stone pit, infernal region, enclosed space, quarry, cavity, cavum, dental caries, nether region, endocarp, stone, perdition, caries, colliery, tooth decay, pitfall, orchestra pit, bodily cavitypit, fossanoun
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Synonyms:
stone pit, quarry, fossa cat, genus Fossa, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarpstone, pit, endocarpnoun
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
"you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"
Synonyms:
stone pit, quarry, gemstone, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, gem, stone, orchestra pit, rock, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarpHell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pitnoun
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
"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
Synonyms:
orchestra pit, hellhole, stone pit, infernal region, netherworld, sin, quarry, cavity, blaze, nether region, endocarp, underworld, fossa, the pits, colliery, perdition, stone, inferno, conflagration, pitfall, hell, snake pit, hell on earthpitnoun
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
Synonyms:
stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarppitnoun
(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
Synonyms:
stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarppitnoun
(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
Synonyms:
stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarppit, pitfallnoun
a trap in the form of a concealed hole
Synonyms:
stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp, booby trappit, quarry, stone pitnoun
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
Synonyms:
stone pit, quarry, target, fair game, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, prey, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarporchestra pit, pitnoun
lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
Synonyms:
stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarpcolliery, pitverb
a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
Synonyms:
stone pit, quarry, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarppit, oppose, match, play offverb
set into opposition or rivalry
"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"
Synonyms:
rival, react, touch, mark, pock, play off, equate, match, fit, meet, couple, equalize, twin, agree, stone, oppose, equalise, counterbalance, pair, contradict, cope with, defend, fight back, equal, gibe, tally, fight, correspond, fight down, jibe, scar, controvert, mate, checkscar, mark, pock, pitverb
mark with a scar
"The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
Synonyms:
score, note, notice, stigmatize, punctuate, strike out, grade, set, play off, stone, nock, label, mark, differentiate, brand, cross off, pock, stigmatise, check off, match, tick, tick off, cross out, commemorate, check, denounce, oppose, distinguish, scar, tag, strike off, mark offpit, stoneverb
remove the pits from
"pit plums and cherries"
Synonyms:
oppose, mark, stone, pock, scar, play off, match, lapidate
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pitnoun
Synonyms:
excavation, hole, cavity, hollow, indentation, dent, dint, depression, dimplepitnoun
pitnoun
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#189 | set | |
#272 | check | |
#460 | note | |
#689 | notice | |
#834 | mark | |
#836 | rock | |
#859 | meet | |
#974 | brand | |
#1158 | score | |
#1518 | grade | |
#1536 | match | |
#1584 | target | |
#1734 | agree | |
#1883 | couple | |
#1922 | stone | |
#1931 | fit | |
#1971 | label | |
#2192 | touch | |
#2309 | equal | |
#2454 | tag | |
#2575 | fight | |
#2768 | mine | |
#2872 | sky | |
#2966 | hole | |
#2978 | pair | |
#3340 | hell | |
#3663 | twin | |
#3994 | sin | |
#4788 | wells | |
#4856 | gulf | |
#6294 | mate | |
#6977 | pit | |
#7739 | defend | |
#8764 | gem | |
#9566 | hollow | |
#10269 | distinguish | |
#10852 | tick | |
#11080 | rival | |
#11376 | react | |
#11919 | correspond | |
#12242 | oppose | |
#12727 | prey | |
#13511 | underworld | |
#13727 | cavity | |
#13810 | gemstone | |
#15546 | blaze | |
#16494 | ipo | |
#17323 | scar | |
#17366 | excavation | |
#17564 | crater | |
#17743 | quarry | |
#17787 | differentiate | |
#18615 | tally | |
#19281 | trench | |
#19441 | nuclei | |
#20052 | inferno | |
#27821 | commemorate | |
#27874 | contradict | |
#32467 | equate | |
#40292 | denounce | |
#41937 | caries | |
#46352 | irp | |
#47111 | colliery | |
#50538 | perdition | |
#54623 | pitfall | |
#58566 | pozo | |
#61118 | equalize | |
#66109 | fossa | |
#67974 | counterbalance | |
#84007 | conflagration | |
#85364 | jibe | |
#87603 | nock | |
#93647 | punctuate | |
#100826 | netherworld | |
#102955 | pock | |
#139634 | hellhole | |
#146615 | stigmatize | |
#157471 | equalise | |
#213898 | gibe | |
#269524 | controvert | |
#321943 | stigmatise |
How to use pit in a sentence?
Tis not need we know our every thought or see the work shop where each mask is wrought wherefrom we view the world of box and pit, careless of wear, just so the mask shall fit and serve our jape's turn for a night or two.
President Donald Trump on Sunday:
There is no greater thrill than to join you at the world center of racing for the 62nd Daytona 500 -- so exciting, to all of the drivers, technicians and pit crews here today, good luck and may the best team win. God bless you, God bless our military, God bless our veterans and God bless America. Have a great race.
If this pit stop weren't here, I would be in a parking lot, there is no place to use the bathroom if you're homeless and don't have money.
I shouldn't have said what I said. I shouldn't have brought it up again because I don't want to get down in the mosh pit with this guy.
My father feels terrible that the dogs are probably going to be put to sleep, the pit bull is not an inherently evil dog. But ... these pit bulls might have been trained as guard or attack dogs. He remembers the dogs licking his blood off the ground. They wanted to finish the job. That's very disturbing to him.
Translations for pit
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- حفرةArabic
- соҡорBashkir
- ямаBelarusian
- ямаBulgarian
- pinyolCatalan, Valencian
- box, depo, jáma, peckaCzech
- pantWelsh
- Box, Loch, Grube, Stein, Kern, SameGerman
- πιτ, λάκκος, κουκούτσι, αντιτάσσωGreek
- kavo, kernoEsperanto
- fosa, excavación, foso, pit, deshuesar, semilla, huesoSpanish
- چاله, گودالPersian
- kuoppa, varikko, kaivanto, siemen, kivi, panna tappelemaanFinnish
- circuit, fosse, dénoyauter, épépiner, pépin, noyauFrench
- slocScottish Gaelic
- gödör, veremHungarian
- փոս, հորArmenian
- lubangIndonesian
- gryfja, hola, steinnIcelandic
- fossa, box, ossoItalian
- 穴, 落とし穴Japanese
- ორმოGeorgian
- ក្រហូងKhmer
- 구멍, 구덩이Korean
- fovea, puteusLatin
- ruaMāori
- јама, јатка, семкаMacedonian
- കുഴിMalayalam
- put, pit, kuilDutch
- gruveNorwegian
- łeʼoogeed, nooʼNavajo, Navaho
- waanikaan, okandaaminOjibwe, Ojibwa
- jama, dół, pestkaPolish
- poço, descaroçar, cavouco, pitstop, fosso, buraco, vala, caroçoPortuguese
- groapă, sâmbureRomanian
- бокс, яма, косточкаRussian
- jama, јамаSerbo-Croatian
- jamaSlovak
- jamaSlovene
- gropëAlbanian
- urkärna, kärna ur, depå, grop, kärnaSwedish
- குழிTamil
- గొయ్యిTelugu
- หลุม, บ่อThai
- çukurTurkish
- ямаUkrainian
- nawea, pireteWalloon
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