Definition of pit

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Pit (n.) A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit..

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Epithem :: Epithem (n.) Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters, as a poultice, lotion, etc..
Pockmarked :: Pockmarked (a.) Marked by smallpox; pitted.
Ensilage :: Ensilage (n.) The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept covered from the air; as the ensilage of fodder..
Paramastoid :: Paramastoid (a.) Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals..
Compend :: Compend (n.) A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
Jove :: Jove (n.) The planet Jupiter.
Pitapat :: Pitapat (adv.) In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats.
Pick :: Pick (v.) To throw; to pitch.
Compassionate :: Compassionate (a.) Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
Tuscan :: Tuscan (a.) Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See Order, and Illust. of Capital..
Spitfuls :: Spitfire (n.) A violent, irascible, or passionate person..
Radius :: Radius (n.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2..
Pit :: Pit (n.) See Pit of the stomach (below).
Pitchy :: Pitchy (a.) Black; pitch-dark; dismal.
Pitiless :: Pitiless (a.) Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements..
Compact :: Compact (p. p. & a) Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse..
Capital :: Capital (n.) Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities..
Pitied :: Pitied (imp. & p. p.) of Pit.
Comprehension :: Comprehension (n.) That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.
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..
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