Definition of pit

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Pit (n.) See Pit of the stomach (below).

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Inhospitable :: Inhospitable (a.) Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people..
Supraspinal :: Suprasphenoidal (a.) Situated above the sphenoidal bone; as, the suprasphenoidal appendage, or pituitary body..
Turn :: Turn (n.) A pit sunk in some part of a drift.
Ruth :: Ruth (v.) That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight.
Epitomize :: Epitomize (v. t.) To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as, to epitomize words..
Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow..
Inveteracy :: Inveteracy (n.) Malignity; spitefulness; virulency.
Grave :: Grave (v. t.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose..
Superb :: Superannuation (n.) The state of being superannuated, or too old for office or business; the state of being disqualified by old age; decrepitude..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple..
Despite :: Despite (n.) An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt..
Torpitude :: Torpitude (n.) Torpidness.
Turnspit :: Turnspit (n.) A small breed of dogs having a long body and short crooked legs. These dogs were formerly much used for turning a spit on which meat was roasting.
Hospital :: Hospital (n.) A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. t.) To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.
Pitiless :: Pitiless (a.) Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements..
Spit-venom :: Spittoon (n.) A spitbox; a cuspidor.
Basioccipital :: Basioccipital (n.) The basioccipital bone.
Capital :: Capital (a.) An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts..
Propitious :: Propitious (a.) Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a person or a divinity..
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