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- [pit-id]
- /ˈpɪt ɪd/
- /ˈpɪt.ɪd/
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- [pit-id]
- /ˈpɪt ɪd/
Definitions of pitted word
- adjective pitted (of fruit) having the pit removed: a pitted olive. 1
- noun pitted the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum. 1
- verb with object pitted to remove the pit from (a fruit or fruits): to pit cherries for a pie. 1
- verb without object pitted to become marked with pits or depressions. 1
- verb without object pitted (of body tissue) to retain temporarily a mark of pressure, as by a finger, instrument, etc. 1
- adjective pitted fruit: pit removed 1
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Origin of pitted
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Old English pytted (not found in ME); see pit1, -ed3
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Parts of speech for Pitted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pitted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pitted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pitted
adj pitted
- alveolate — having many alveoli
- cupped — hollowed like a cup; concave
- deep-set — Deep-set eyes seem to be further back in the face than most people's eyes.
- dimpled — a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- infundibular — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
verb pitted
- countered — in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
- deseeded — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- dug — a simple past tense and past participle of dig1. and dig2 .
- hoed — a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- honeycombed — Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
noun pitted
- dinted — Simple past tense and past participle of dint.
- leaked — Simple past tense and past participle of leak.
- mined — an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- quarried — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
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