Chapter Picket to Pitch of P by Soule's Synonymes

Piston, n. Plunger.

Pit, n.

1. Cavity, hollow.

2. Indentation, dent, dint, depression, dimple.

3. Excavation, hole, cavity, hollow, well.

4. Coal-mine, coal-pit.

5. Vat.

6. Gulf, abyss.

7. [With The prefixed.] Hell, pandemonium, bottomless pit.

8. [With The prefixed.] Grave, death.

9. Snare, trap, pitfall.

10. Parquet, parterre.

Pit against. Set to fight (as cocks in a pit), set in opposition, match for a contest, set together by the ears.

Pit-a-pat, ad. In a flutter, with throbs, with palpitation.

Pitch, n.

1. Degree of elevation.

2. Degree, measure, extent, range, rate.

3. Height, loftiness, highest rise.

4. Size, stature.

5. Declivity, descent, slope, inclination.