noun Download 🔗Share A hole in the ground. Examples : "The meadow around the town is full of old pits." geology environment nature place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race. Examples : "Two drivers have already gone into the pit this early in the race." race vehicle sport machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The marching band's pit was filled with the booming sounds of the tam-tams and other large percussion instruments. " music group place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mine. Examples : "The miners worked deep inside the pit, digging for coal. " industry geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The archaeologists carefully dug the pit according to the grid coordinates, allowing them to precisely record the location of any ancient tools found. " archaeology geology environment place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A trading pit. Examples : "The traders shouted bids and offers from their positions in the pit. " business economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The bottom part of something. Examples : "I felt pain in the pit of my stomach." part position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Armpit. Examples : "My sister's shirt stuck to her under her arms, near her pits, after she ran so hard. " body anatomy physiology part human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A luggage hold. Examples : "The airplane's pit was full of suitcases. " vehicle part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small surface hole or depression, a fossa. Examples : "The archaeologist carefully examined the pit in the ground where the ancient pottery shard was found. " geology geography nature place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox. Examples : "The child's arm showed a small pit where a pimple had been. " medicine disease appearance body mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The grave, or underworld. Examples : "The ancient myth described the pit as the final resting place for the souls of the dead. " mythology religion soul place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats. Examples : "The old, dusty pit in the backyard was used for training the dogs to catch rats. " animal sport entertainment place inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The family took their seats in the pit of the theatre, ready for the play. " entertainment architecture culture building stage place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games. Examples : "The students went to the casino pit to watch the roulette game. " entertainment game business area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun noun Download 🔗Share A pit bull terrier. Examples : "My neighbor's dog is a pit. " animal type Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mosh pit. Examples : "Because the museum was closed for renovation, the school decided to bring its fourth-graders to the pit at a Cannibal Corpse gig instead." music entertainment group dance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (law enforcement, usually used with "maneuver") A maneuver by which a police officer, by use of a police car, nudges the vehicle of a fleeing suspect enough for the suspect's vehicle to lose control and become disabled so the police officer can catch and apprehend the suspect. Examples : "The police officer performed a pit maneuver to stop the speeding car, allowing them to apprehend the driver. " police vehicle law action traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The fissile core of a nuclear weapon, commonly made of plutonium surrounded by high-explosive lenses. Examples : "The scientists carefully handled the pit, the crucial core of the experimental nuclear weapon. " military technology weapon physics energy science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (hospital slang) The emergency department. Examples : "My brother went to the pit after he fell and hurt his arm. " medicine place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make pits in; to mark with little hollows. Examples : "Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal." appearance mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting. Examples : "The farmer pitted the two roosters to settle their argument. " animal sport entertainment action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bring (something) into opposition with something else. Examples : "The teacher pitted the two groups against each other by assigning them competing projects. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc. Examples : "The racing team had to pit their car to change tires and get more fuel. " vehicle race sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit. Examples : "The peach had a hard pit inside. " fruit seed plant food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shell in a drupe containing a seed. Examples : "The peach had a hard pit inside. " fruit seed plant biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it. Examples : "The pit of the nuclear bomb contained highly enriched uranium. " technology physics material weapon military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe. Examples : "One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie." fruit food agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
Download 🔗Share A pit bull terrier. Examples : "My neighbor's pit is a large, friendly dog. " animal race Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
