noun
- A sizeable hole (usually in the ground. )
- usage: "they dug a pit to bury the body"
- synonyms: pit
- Space that is surrounded by something.
- synonyms: enclosed space
- Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth.
- synonyms: caries, dental caries, tooth decay
- Anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body. (.
- synonyms: bodily cavity, cavum
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