pit
Noun
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subtypes:
- trou-de-loup - a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy
- barbecue pit - a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat
- borrow pit - a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site
- divot - (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke
- fire pit - a pit whose floor is incandescent lava
- quicksand - a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
- sandpit - a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
- sawpit - a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handed saw
- tar pit - a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved
same as: cavity -
is a type of:
- bodily cavity, cavity, cavum - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
- concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
subtypes:- glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
- glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa - a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
- epigastric fossa, pit of the stomach - a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)
same as: fossa -
is a type of: pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovarysubtypes:
- peach pit - the stone seed of a peach
- cherry stone - the stone seed of a cherry
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referred to in: christian religion, christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savioris a type of: fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writingssubtypes:
- gehenna, tartarus - a place where the wicked are punished after death
- hellfire, red region - a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
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is a type of: enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purposesubtypes: cockpit - a pit for cockfights
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is a type of: area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or functionis a part of: commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange - an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery
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referred to in: auto racing, car racing - the sport of racing automobilesis a type of: area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
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is a type of: trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and pennedsame as: pitfall
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is a type of: excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavatingsubtypes:
- chalk pit, chalkpit - a quarry for chalk
- gravel pit - a quarry for gravel
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is a type of: area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or functionis a part of: house, theater, theatre - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presentedsame as: orchestra pit
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has:same as: colliery
Verb
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entail: incise - make an incision into by carving or cuttingsubtypes:
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is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstractsame as: stone
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