Definition of pit

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Pit (n.) The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox..

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Vase :: Vase (n.) The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; -- called also tambour, and drum..
Compassion :: Compassion (v. t.) To pity.
Spit :: Spit (n.) A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting..
Supraoccipital :: Supraoccipital (a.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone..
Pit :: Pit (v. t.) To place or put into a pit or hole.
Precipitant :: Precipitant (a.) Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately..
Sump :: Sump (n.) A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion..
Cespititious :: Cespititious (a.) Same as Cespitious.
Colugo :: Colugo (n.) A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also flying lemur..
Spit :: Spitting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spi.
Ambulance :: Ambulance (n.) An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital..
Excreation :: Excreation (n.) Act of spitting out.
Rotunda :: Rotunda (a.) A round building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington..
Occipita :: Occipita (pl. ) of Occipu.
Trou-de-loup :: Trou-de-loup (n.) A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also trapholes..
Piteous :: Piteous (a.) Paltry; mean; pitiful.
Soul :: Soul (n.) A human being; a person; -- a familiar appellation, usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul..
Chimpanzee :: Chimpanzee (n.) An african ape (Anthropithecus troglodytes or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four feet high..
Jug :: Jug (n.) A pitcher; a ewer.
Pit :: Pit (n.) A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit..
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