pit (n):a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it pit (n):lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers pit (n):a surface excavation for extracting stone or slateSamplesa British term for `quarry' is `stone pit' Related Word: quarry pit (n):a trap in the form of a concealed hole pit (n):(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled pit (n):(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on pit (n):an enclosure in which animals are made to fight pit (n):(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishmentSamplesHurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell.
a demon from the depths of the pit.
Hell is paved with good intentions Related Words: hell, inferno pit (n):a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)Samplesthey dug a pit to bury the body pit (n):the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seedSamplesyou should remove the stones from prunes before cooking Related Words: stone pit (n):a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) pit (v):remove the pits fromSamplespit plums and cherries Related Words: stone pit (v):set into opposition or rivalrySampleslet them match their best athletes against ours.
pit a chess player against the Russian champion.
He plays his two children off against each other Related Words: match, oppose, play off pit (v):mark with a scarSamplesThe skin disease scarred his face permanently Related Words: mark, pock, scar
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The early bird gets the worm
Sona kalan dona kalır.
If you wake up and get to work early, you will succeed. (Sometimes used to remark that someone is awake and working surprisingly early.
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