Synonyms of pit
10 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for pit is stone. Other synonyms of pit are pyrena and pyrene. The opposite of pit is land.
Synonyms and similar words for pit
nounA seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
- seed pitA single seed in the center of a cherry, peach, plum, olive, avocado or other fruit.
- stoneThe central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
- pyrenaA nutlet resembling a seed, or the stone of a drupe, comprising the endocarp and the kernel.
- pyreneA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar.
- pipA seed inside certain fleshy fruits, such as the stone (pit) of a stonefruit or the smaller seeds of an orange or apple.
nounA pit bull terrier.
- pibble informalA pit bull terrier.
- pit bullA pit bull terrier.
- pittie informalA pit bull terrier.
- shitbullA pit bull terrier.
- velvet hippo slangA pit bull terrier.
Opposite of pit
nounOn a compact disc or similar recording medium, a tiny sunken area representing part of the encoded...
Meaning of pit
- noun A hole in the ground.
- noun An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
- noun The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
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