CESSPITS Synonyms

• an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine

• a well or other hole in which water has collected

• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

• emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

• tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

• a pipe through which liquid is carried away

• a gradual depletion of energy or resources

• flow off gradually

• deplete of resources

• empty of liquid; drain the liquid from

• make weak

• a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

• misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

• a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)

• a tool for gutting fish

• burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker

• flow in small streams

• wear or cut gutters into

• provide with gutters

• a public toilet in a military area

• a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

• a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

• the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

• (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

• an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

• (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on

• (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled

• a trap in the form of a concealed hole

• a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

• lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

• a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

• set into opposition or rivalry

• mark with a scar

• remove the pits from

• a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

• someone who sews

• misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

• a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

• a burial chamber (usually underground)

• a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables

• an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof

• the act of jumping over an obstacle

• jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

• bound vigorously

• plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

• (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

• a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

• a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• cause to sink

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• go under

• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

• appear to move downward

• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

• fall or sink heavily

• embed deeply

• large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria