12-letter words containing pit
- pitch chisel — a broad-edged chisel for cutting plane surfaces on stones.
- pitch circle — an imaginary circle within the profiles of the teeth of a gear, such that it rotates against a similar circle rotating at the same rate on a meshing gear.
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- pityrosporum — a genus of fungi that live on the skin, esp that of the scalp and face, present in conditions such as dandruff and dermatitis
- posthospital — following treatment in a hospital
- precipitable — capable of being precipitated.
- precipitance — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- precipitated — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- precipitator — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- propitiation — the act of propitiating; conciliation: the propitiation of the wrathful gods.
- propitiatory — serving or intended to propitiate.
- propitiously — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- recapitalize — to renew or change the capital of.
- recapitulate — to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
- respite care — Respite care is short-term care that is provided for very old or very sick people so that the person who usually cares for them can have a break.
- risk capital — venture capital.
- seed capital — small sum invested in new business
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
- serendipiter — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
- soccer pitch — the field of play used in soccer
- spit it out! — say it
- spit-roasted — cooked on a spit
- spitefulness — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- strepitation — the quality or state of being strepitant
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- sutta pitaka — a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts (Pitaka) sermons () the rules of the Buddhist order () and several treatises on philosophy and psychology ()
- take pity on — show compassion, mercy
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unpropitious — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.