Crossword-Solution: PIT
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pit | n. | A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation |
| Pit | n. | The shaft of a coal mine; a coal 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. |
| Pit | n. | A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit. |
| Pit | n. | Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades. |
| Pit | n. | A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively. |
| Pit | n. | A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body |
| Pit | n. | The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit. |
| Pit | n. | See Pit of the stomach (below). |
| Pit | n. | The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox. |
| Pit | n. | Formerly, that part of a theater, 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 theater. |
| Pit | n. | An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats. |
| Pit | n. | The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc. |
| Pit | n. | A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct. |
| Pit | v. t. | To place or put into a pit or hole. |
| Pit | v. t. | To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox. |
| Pit | v. t. | To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| PIT | anagram | IPT, ITP, PTI, TIP, TPI |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with PIT (5)
Space may produce new Worlds; whereof so rife There went a fame in Heav’n that he ere long Intended to create, and therein plant A generation, whom his choice regard Should favour equal to the Sons of Heaven: Thither, if but to prie, shall be perhaps Our first eruption, thither or elsewhere: For this Infernal Pit shall never hold Caelestial Spirits in Bondage, nor th’ Abysse Long under darkness cover.
The Panther, however, when he had recruited his feeble strength, freed himself with a sudden bound from the pit, and hastened to his den with rapid steps.
The narrow opening left, which was immediately over the brow of the pit, was protected by a rough railing.
The Pit-Manager Archive MIT, with Jonathan Kamens, has graciously dedicated a machine to the archiving and storage of the various periodic postings that are peppered throughout the various Usenet groups.
For a minute he scarcely realised what this meant, and, although the heat was excessive, he clambered down into the pit close to the bulk to see the Thing more clearly.
Quotes with PIT (3)
Even more, I had never meant to love him. One thing I truly knew - knew it in the pit of my stomach, in the center of my bones, knew it from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, knew it deep in my empty chest - was how love gave someone the power to break you
What is so often said about the solders of the 20th century is that they fought to make us free. Which is a wonderful sentiment and one witch should evoke tremendous gratitude if in fact there was a shred of truth in that statement but, it's not true. It's not even close to true in fact it's the opposite of truth. There's this myth around that people believe that the way to honor deaths of so many of millions of people; that the way to honor is to say that we achieved some ta…
Good is good in the final hour, in the deepest pit — without hope, without witness, without reward. Virtue is only virtue in extremis.
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Appears in: AARP, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, S&S, The Atlantic, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 598 times in crossword archives (1946–2025).