PITTING Synonyms

• evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

• make a depression into

• a ringing sound

• an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

• go `ding dong', like a bell

• an order for goods to be exported or imported

• the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

• set in from the margin

• cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication

• make a depression into

• notch the edge of or make jagged

• bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant

• an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

• (British slang) a prison

• a small cut

• cut slightly, with a razor

• cut a nick into

• divide or reset the tail muscles of

• mate successfully; of livestock

• a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

• United States architect (1902-1978)

• building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose

• United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)

• United States filmmaker (born in 1946)

• material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

• United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)

• a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

• United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)

• an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds

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

• a lack of feeling or expression or movement

• of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

• kill by throwing stones at

• remove the pits from

• a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

• space that is surrounded by something

• soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

• (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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

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

• monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets

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

• largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets

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

• any place of pain and turmoil

• a very intense and uncontrolled fire

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

• Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel

• a distinguishing symbol

• the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament

• a reference point to shoot at

• a visible indication made on a surface

• the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy

• formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• an indication of damage

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal

• attach a tag or label to

• designate as if by a mark

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

• celebrate by some ceremony or observation

• make or leave a mark on

• to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

• notice or perceive

• mark with a scar

• make small marks into the surface of

• establish as the highest level or best performance

• make underscoring marks

• remove from a list

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

• insert punctuation marks into

• lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction

• a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete

• a burning piece of wood or cardboard

• an exact duplicate

• the score needed to win a match

• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

• a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

• a pair of people who live together

• something that resembles or harmonizes with

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• provide funds complementary to

• bring two objects, ideas, or people together

• be equal to in quality or ability

• make correspond or harmonize

• give or join in marriage

• set into opposition or rivalry

• be equal or harmonize

• make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

• be against; express opposition to

• fight against or resist strongly

• contrast with equal weight or force

• set into opposition or rivalry

• act against or in opposition to

• be resistant to

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

• an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

• a trap in the form of a concealed hole

• a pustule in an eruptive disease

• mark with a scar