pit

nounhole, cavity
verboppose, play off

Synonyms for pit

noun hole, cavity

Antonyms for pit

arena

noun. building or enclosure for entertainment or sports

Word Origin & History

"hole, cavity," Old English pytt "water hole, well; pit, grave," from West Germanic *puttjaz "pool, puddle" (cf. Old Frisian pet, Old Saxon putti, Old Norse pyttr, Middle Dutch putte, Dutch put, Old High German pfuzza, German Pfütze "pool, puddle"), early borrowing from Latin puteus "well, pit, shaft." Meaning "abode of evil spirits, hell" is attested from early 13c. Pit of the stomach (1650s) is from the slight depression there between the ribs.

Example Sentences for pit

He, Saunders, the despair of the girls for thirty years, had fallen into a pit of his own digging!

John was the first person to reach the door of the pit that afternoon.

Did he not release Joseph from the pit, and raise him to princely glory?

Many examples of pit dwellings have been found by industrious explorers.

The two front rows of the pit, as usual, were full of critics.

I was in the middle of the pit, and from the pit the clamour arose.

This, you know, like scarlet to the bull, is sufficient to enrage the Parisian pit.

I have seen such a situation earn three rounds from the pit.

In the old time the prisoners were put in so, like Joseph into the pit.

A dot on the desert expanded into a pit, a tower, and some small buildings.

pit

Synonyms for pit

Antonyms for pit

arena

bore

cavities

cavity

cockpit

pit

Synonyms for pit

Antonyms for pit

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