Definition of pit

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Pit (v. t.) To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another..

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Pith :: Pith (n.) The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue..
Unison :: Unison (n.) Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as, unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in coincident sound..
Hostess :: Hostess (n.) A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house.
Staple :: Staple (n.) A small pit.
Capitularly :: Capitularly (adv.) In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
Unison :: Unison (n.) Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves..
Crook :: Crook (n.) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key..
Despite :: Despite (n.) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
Envy :: Envy (n.) Malice; ill will; spite.
Porpita :: Porpita (n.) A genus of bright-colored Siphonophora found floating in the warmer parts of the ocean. The individuals are round and disk-shaped, with a large zooid in the center of the under side, surrounded by smaller nutritive and reproductive zooids, and by slender dactylozooids near the margin. The disk contains a central float, or pneumatocyst..
Darlingtonia :: Darlingtonia (n.) A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves..
Apothegmatical :: Apothegmatical (a.) Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy..
Raptores :: Raptores (n. pl.) Same as Accipitres. Called also Raptatores.
Oxymoron :: Oxymoron (n.) A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness..
Overhand :: Overhand (a.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder..
Ruthless :: Ruthless (a.) Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless.
Masterpiece :: Masterpiece (n.) Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a supreme achievement.
Plunge :: Plunge (n.) The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge..
Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die..
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..
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