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pits

/pɪts/

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A hole in the ground.

Examples :

"The meadow around the town is full of old pits."

geology nature environment place

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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 technical

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Examples :

"During the marching band performance, the pits, filled with xylophones and timpani, provided the deep, resonant sounds. "

music entertainment group part place

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Examples :

"The small town's economy depended on the coal pits located nearby. "

geology industry place area

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Examples :

"The archaeologists carefully dug the pits according to their map to record exactly where each piece of pottery was found. "

archaeology geology environment

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Examples :

"The traders yelled buy and sell orders in the pits of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. "

business economy finance

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The bottom part of something.

Examples :

"I felt pain in the pit of my stomach."

part position place

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Examples :

"The sweaty stain on his shirt showed under his pits. "

body anatomy part human

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A luggage hold.

Examples :

"The bus driver loaded our suitcases into the pits underneath the passenger seats. "

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A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.

Examples :

"The old road had many pits and bumps, making the drive uncomfortable. "

geology nature environment area

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The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.

Examples :

"After recovering from chickenpox, she was sad to see small pits remaining on her face. "

medicine disease appearance body mark

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The grave, or underworld.

Examples :

"After a long and difficult life, he feared he was descending into the pits of eternal darkness. "

mythology religion soul

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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 dogfighting pits, now abandoned, were a grim reminder of a cruel past." "

animal sport entertainment place

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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 :

"During the play's intermission, a lively discussion erupted in the pits regarding the performance of the lead actor. "

entertainment architecture place

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Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.

Examples :

"The casino floor was buzzing, especially in the pits, where people cheered at the blackjack and roulette tables. "

entertainment game business place

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A pit bull terrier.

Examples :

"The local animal shelter has several pits available for adoption. "

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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 culture group action

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Examples :

"The police officer used pits to stop the speeding car, causing it to spin out and stop. "

police law vehicle action technology government

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The fissile core of a nuclear weapon, commonly made of plutonium surrounded by high-explosive lenses.

Examples :

"Nuclear weapons experts carefully handle the pits, the radioactive cores of the bombs, ensuring their safety and security. "

military weapon physics technology science energy material

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(hospital slang) The emergency department.

Examples :

"My friend's grandmother went to the pits after falling down the stairs. "

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A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.

Examples :

"She carefully removed the pits from the cherries before making the pie. "

fruit seed plant food

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A shell in a drupe containing a seed.

Examples :

"After eating the cherries, she carefully collected the pits in a small bowl to plant later. "

fruit seed plant part

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The core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.

Examples :

"The scientists carefully examined the pits of the experimental nuclear weapon. "

weapon military physics technology science part element technical

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A pit bull terrier.

Examples :

""My neighbor owns two friendly pits, and they love playing fetch in the park." "