Synonyms for the pits

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pit

Phonetic Transcription : pɪt

Top 10 synonyms for the pits Other synonyms for the word the pits

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Définition of the pits

Origin :

• "hole, cavity," Old English pytt "water hole, well; pit, grave," from West Germanic *puttjaz "pool, puddle" (cf. Old Frisian pet, Old Saxon putti, Old Norse pyttr, Middle Dutch putte, Dutch put, Old High German pfuzza, German Pfütze "pool, puddle"), early borrowing from Latin puteus "well, pit, shaft." Meaning "abode of evil spirits, hell" is attested from early 13c. Pit of the stomach (1650s) is from the slight depression there between the ribs.

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Antonyms for the pits