Look up: pit

1. Pit
   To take out the center stone or seed of a fruit, such as a nectarine or a plum.
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2. Pit
   [open outcry] http://lancastercountymuseums.org/i/padutchvismast.jpg ...
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3. Pit
   A contained unit usually with concrete walls in which liquid or semi-liquid manure is stored.
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4. Pit
   Remove pit or seed, such as with cherries or prunes.
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5. Pit
   The sunken area in front of the stage in which the orchestra sits.
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6. Pit
   A specific area of the trading floor that is designed for the trading of commodities, individual futures, or option contracts.
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7. Pit
   The pea gravel area
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8. Pit
   See Orchestra Pit.
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9. Pit
   Is the area on the floor of an exchange where trading occurs. It is also known as the ring.
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10. Pit
    A small membranous area of a generally thick cell wall.
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11. Pit
    See Ring
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12. pit
    [n] - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) 2. [n] - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) 3. [n] - a trap in the form of a concealed hole 4. [n] - a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate 5. [v] - set into opposition or rivalry 6. [v] ...
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13. PIT
    Programmable Interval Timer
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14. Pit
    The area below the front of the stage. May be used to house the orchestra. Also called the Orchestra Pit.
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15. Pit
    a pinpoint depression in the occlusal surface od a tooth.
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16. pit
    a temporary containment, usually excavated earth, for wellbore fluids.
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17. Pit
    An area within a futures exchange where trading in a particular futures or options contract is... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/pit.htm?id=1138&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of pit'>more</a>
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18. pit
    A small hole (depression) occurring as an imperfection within a layer which does not penetrate entirely through the layer (as, for example, the conductive foil on a PWB).
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19. pit
    formerly, the area on the Paris Bourse where stockbrokers traded by open outcry Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • small pit remaining in a polished surface,due to insufficient polishing or the presence of oversize sand grains in the grinding sand Category: Various ind...
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20. pit
    Region of the plant cell wall in which the secondary wall is interrupted, exposing the underlying primary cell wall. One or more plasmodesmata are usually present in the primary wall, communicating with the other half of a pit pair. May be simple or bordered; in the latter case, the secondary wall overarches the pit field. Do not confuse with coated pits.
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21. Pit
    Pit noun [ Middle English pit , put , Anglo-Saxon pytt a pit, hole, Latin puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation ;...
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22. Pit
    Pit transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pitted ; present participle & verbal noun Pitting .] 1. To place or put into a pit or hole. « They lived like beasts, and we...
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23. pit
    Region of the plant cell wall in which the secondary wall is interrupted, exposing the underlying primary cell wall. One or more plasmodesmata are usually present in the primary wall, communicating with the other half of a pit pair. May be simple or bordered, in the latter case, the secondary wall o...
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24. pit
    quarry noun a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; `a British term for `quarry` is `stone pit``
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25. pit
    fossa noun a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
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