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What is the noun for pit?

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pit

A hole in the ground.
(motor racing) An area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
(music) A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
A mine.
(archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
(trading) A trading pit.
(plural) Something particularly unpleasant.
The bottom part of.
(colloquial) Armpit.
(aviation) A luggage hold.
(countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
The grave, or underworld.
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
(gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
Synonyms:

hole, cavity, trench, crater, excavation, gulf, pothole, shaft, trough, abyss, chasm, depression, hollow, recess, ditch, concavity, rut, well, dent, dint, grave, indentation, indenture, tomb, dip, dimple, basin, pocket, impression, gorge, cave, void, scoop, cleft, dugout, bowl, chamber, ravine, gap, canyon, fissure, vacuity, sink, cavern, borehole, sinkhole, lacuna, burrow, channel, valley … more

Examples:

“Below, the stream tumbles noisily into a large pit broken by an enormous spike of rock.”

“Let us take Weismann's own illustration of the small pit in the skin of the ear which was passed on from generation to generation.”

“Jab the cherry's indentation with the tip of the chopstick. If you aim it right, the cherry's pit will pop right out through the other end.”

pit

A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
A shell in a drupe containing a seed.
The core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Below, the stream tumbles noisily into a large pit broken by an enormous spike of rock.”

“Let us take Weismann's own illustration of the small pit in the skin of the ear which was passed on from generation to generation.”

“Jab the cherry's indentation with the tip of the chopstick. If you aim it right, the cherry's pit will pop right out through the other end.”

pitsaw

A saw worked by two people, one standing on the log and the other beneath it, often in a pit.

pitting

The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion

pittite

A spectator in the pit of a theatre
Examples:

“This was an allusion to the Tories, a political grouping that had existed from 1678, but which had no organisational continuity with the Pittite party.”

pit

(informal) A pit bull terrier.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Below, the stream tumbles noisily into a large pit broken by an enormous spike of rock.”

“Let us take Weismann's own illustration of the small pit in the skin of the ear which was passed on from generation to generation.”

“Jab the cherry's indentation with the tip of the chopstick. If you aim it right, the cherry's pit will pop right out through the other end.”

pitful

As much as a pit will hold.

pittings

plural of pitting

pittites

plural of pittite

pitfuls

plural of pitful

pitsful

plural of pitful

pitsaws

plural of pitsaw

pits

plural of pit
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Gravel pits, marl pits and stone quarries were also an early source of freight tonnage as was cement.”

“The engine temperature shot up to well over 100 degrees and I had no choice but to bring the car into the pits.”

“They're related more to the cherry or peach pits than walnuts or hazelnuts.”

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