pits Antonyms

Meaning of pits

pits

mine, a natural hollow in the surface of the body, the stone of a drupaceous fruit, an area set off from and often sunken below neighboring areas, worst entry 3 sense 1, to put into or store in a pit, a space at the front of a theater for the orchestra, an enclosure in which animals are made to fight each other, to set against another in a fight or contest, to make pits in, a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground, to remove the pit from, a place or situation of futility, misery, or degradation, an area in a securities or commodities exchange in which members trade (such as stocks), to place, cast, bury, or store in a pit, a hollow or indentation especially in the surface of an organism, to scar or mark with pits, to remove the pit from (a fruit), a scooped-out place used for burning something (such as charcoal), the stone of a fruit (as the cherry or peach) that is a drupe, a usually developmental imperfection in the enamel of a tooth that takes the form of a small pointed depression, to set (fighting birds, such as gamecocks) into or as if into a pit to fight, any of the areas alongside an auto racetrack used for servicing cars during a race, a hollowed or indented area especially in the surface of the body, the space occupied by an orchestra in a theater, to scar with pits, to make a pit stop, worst, to set into opposition or rivalry, a hollow or indentation especially in a surface of an organism, an area often sunken or depressed below the adjacent floor area, a minute depression in the secondary wall of a plant cell functioning in the intercellular movement of water and dissolved material, to preserve for a time an indentation made by pressure, hell sense 1a, any of the areas alongside an auto racecourse used for refueling and repairing the cars during a race, to become marked with pits, one of the indented scars left in the skin by a pustular disease, an indented scar (as from a boil), an enclosure where animals (as cocks) are set to fight

pits Sentence Examples

  1. The cherry pits had to be removed carefully to avoid a bitter taste.
  2. The apricot pits were hard and contained a single seed each.
  3. Avocado pits can be planted to grow new trees.
  4. The mining pits were massive and filled with heavy machinery.
  5. The fire pits crackled merrily, providing warmth and ambiance on a chilly night.
  6. The orchestra pits were situated beneath the stage, housing the musicians.
  7. The athlete's armpits were wet with perspiration after the strenuous workout.
  8. The mechanics examined the engine pits to identify any potential faults.
  9. The chickenpox pits left faint scars on the child's skin.
  10. The peach pits were used to make a delicious syrup for pancakes.

FAQs About the word pits

mine, a natural hollow in the surface of the body, the stone of a drupaceous fruit, an area set off from and often sunken below neighboring areas, worst entry 3

cavities, hollows, furrows,holes, ditches, dents, basins, concavities, burrows,depressions

bulges,projections, protrusions, protuberances, hills, mounds, convexities, humps, pimples, rises

The cherry pits had to be removed carefully to avoid a bitter taste.

The apricot pits were hard and contained a single seed each.

Avocado pits can be planted to grow new trees.

The mining pits were massive and filled with heavy machinery.