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28 Nouns That Start With PIT

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pit (noun) a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate Synonyms: quarry, stone pit
(noun) a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it Synonyms: colliery
(noun) a trap in the form of a concealed hole Synonyms: pitfall
(noun) lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers Synonyms: orchestra pit
(noun) (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
(noun) (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
(noun) an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
(noun) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment Synonyms: Hell, infernal region, Inferno, nether region, perdition
(noun) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) Synonyms: cavity
(noun) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed Synonyms: endocarp, stone
(noun) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) Synonyms: fossa
pita (noun) usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling Synonyms: pocket bread
pitahaya (noun) highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach
(noun) cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit Synonyms: Acanthocereus pentagonus, Acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya cactus
pitanga (noun) Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida Synonyms: Eugenia uniflora, Surinam cherry
pitch (noun) the action or manner of throwing something
(noun) an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump Synonyms: auction pitch
(noun) a high approach shot in golf Synonyms: pitch shot
(noun) the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it Synonyms: delivery
(noun) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) Synonyms: lurch, pitching
(noun) the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
(noun) degree of deviation from a horizontal plane Synonyms: rake, slant
(noun) promotion by means of an argument and demonstration Synonyms: sales pitch, sales talk
(noun) a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
(noun) a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer Synonyms: soccer field
(noun) any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue Synonyms: tar
pitchblende (noun) a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore Synonyms: uraninite
pitcher (noun) the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit Synonyms: mound
(noun) an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring Synonyms: ewer
(noun) (baseball) the person who does the pitching Synonyms: hurler, twirler
(noun) (botany) a leaf that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
(noun) the quantity contained in a pitcher Synonyms: pitcherful
pitcherful (noun) the quantity contained in a pitcher Synonyms: pitcher
pitchfork (noun) a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
pitching (noun) (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
(noun) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) Synonyms: lurch, pitch
pitchman (noun) someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Synonyms: hawker, packman, peddler, pedlar
(noun) an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
pitchstone (noun) dark acid granitic glass
pitfall (noun) a trap in the form of a concealed hole Synonyms: pit
(noun) an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty Synonyms: booby trap
pith (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, substance, sum
(noun) soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
pithead (noun) the entrance to a coal mine
pithiness (noun) terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words Synonyms: conciseness, concision, succinctness
pithouse (noun) a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside. Synonyms: dug-out, dugout, pit-house
pitilessness (noun) mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity Synonyms: ruthlessness
(noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness Synonyms: cruelty, mercilessness, ruthlessness
pitman (noun) someone who works in a coal mine Synonyms: coal miner, collier
piton (noun) a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
pitprop (noun) a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine Synonyms: sprag
pitsaw (noun) a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below
pitta (noun) any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
pittance (noun) an inadequate payment
pitting (noun) the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion Synonyms: indentation, roughness
pituitary (noun) the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain Synonyms: hypophysis, pituitary body, pituitary gland
pity (noun) the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it Synonyms: compassion
(noun) an unfortunate development Synonyms: shame
(noun) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others Synonyms: commiseration, pathos, ruth
pityriasis (noun) any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin

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