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pit

Letters that make pit

p, t, i are letters that make 'pit'

Words within pit

PI, IT, pi are words within 'pit'

Anagrams of pit

tip is an anagram of 'pit'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of pit

pity, pith, pita, Pitt, pits, spits, spit are words created by adding a letter to 'pit'

pit is a 3 letter word starting with p
pit is a 3 letter word ending with t

14 possible definitions for 'pit'

Pit as "mark with a scar"

Under this definition, pit is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mark, scar, pock have the same meaning as 'pit'

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of deface, disfigure, blemish.

Types of pit

cicatrise, cicatrize, pockmark are types of 'pit'.

Derivatives of pit

scrape, scar, mark, scratch, roughness, pit, indentation, pitting, fossa, pock, cicatrix, cicatrice are derivatives of 'pit'.

Verb groups of pit

score, nock, mark are verb groups of 'pit'.

Entailments to pit

incise is an entailment to 'pit'.

Pit as "the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

endocarp, stone have the same meaning as 'pit'

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of pericarp, seed vessel.

Types of pit

peach pit, cherry stone are types of 'pit'.

Derivatives of pit

stony, granitic, pit, stone, flint, flinty, obdurate are derivatives of 'pit'.

Pit as "(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil, where sinners suffer eternal punishment"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

Hell, perdition, infernal region, Inferno, nether region have the same meaning as 'pit'

Antonyms

Heaven has the opposite meaning of pit

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of imaginary place, mythical place, fictitious place.

Types of pit

red region, Gehenna, Tartarus, hellfire are types of 'pit'.

pit as a category

'pit' can be a category of Christianity, Christian religion.

Derivatives of pit

infernal is a derivative of pit.

Example of pit used within this context

"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

Pit as "(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of area.

pit as a part

'pit' can be a part of commodity exchange, commodities exchange, commodities market.

Pit as "(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of area.

pit as a category

'pit' can be a category of auto racing, car racing.

Pit as "a trap in the form of a concealed hole"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pitfall has the same meaning as pit

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of trap.

Pit as "a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

quarry, stone pit have the same meaning as 'pit'

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of excavation.

Types of pit

chalkpit, chalk pit, gravel pit are types of 'pit'.

Derivatives of pit

quarry is a derivative of pit.

Example of pit used within this context

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

Pit as "a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

colliery has the same meaning as pit

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of workplace, work.

Parts of pit

coal mine, coalpit, mine are parts of 'pit'.

Pit as "lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

orchestra pit has the same meaning as pit

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of area.

pit as a part

'pit' can be a part of theater, house, theatre.

Pit as "an enclosure in which animals are made to fight"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of enclosure.

Types of pit

cockpit is a type of pit.

Pit as "a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cavity has the same meaning as pit

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of hole, hollow.

Types of pit

barbecue pit, borrow pit, fire pit, quicksand, sawpit, trou-de-loup, tar pit, divot, sandpit are types of 'pit'.

Example of pit used within this context

"they dug a pit to bury the body"

Pit as "a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)"

Under this definition, pit is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fossa has the same meaning as pit

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of concavity, cavity, bodily cavity, cavum, concave shape, incurvature, incurvation.

Types of pit

pit of the stomach, mandibular fossa, glenoid fossa, glenoid fossa, glenoid cavity, epigastric fossa are types of 'pit'.

Derivatives of pit

pit, mark, scar, pock are derivatives of 'pit'.

Pit as "remove the pits from"

Under this definition, pit is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stone has the same meaning as pit

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of withdraw, take away, remove, take.

Derivatives of pit

pit, endocarp, stone are derivatives of 'pit'.

Example of pit used within this context

"pit plums and cherries"

Pit as "set into opposition or rivalry"

Under this definition, pit is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

match, oppose, play off have the same meaning as 'pit'

pit as a type

'pit' can be a type of confront, face.

Derivatives of pit

playoff, match, opposition, opponent, opposite, opposing are derivatives of 'pit'.

Example of pit used within this context

"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"