Noun(1) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)(2) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)(3) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed(4) a trap in the form of a concealed hole(5) a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate(6) lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers(7) a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildingsand equipment connected with it
Verb(1) set into opposition or rivalry(2) mark with a scar(3) remove the pits from
Noun(1) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)(2) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)(3) the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed(4) a trap in the form of a concealed hole(5) a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate(6) lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers(7) a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildingsand equipment connected with it
Verb(1) set into opposition or rivalry(2) mark with a scar(3) remove the pits from
(1) A few drops spilled over the edge, sprinkling the pitted surface of the bar and puddling in the deep grooves of the worn wood.(2) We continued down the steep pitted track, over humps like sleeping policemen buried beneath the grass.(3) Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 10 minutes, while you cut the pitted black and green olives into small bits and rinse and chop the capers.(4) Sown after the weather has warmed, the black seeds of the ridged loofah are slightly longer, lacking the rim, but with a pitted surface.(5) Many were not properly cleaned after being fired with corrosive primers, resulting in rough, pitted bores.(6) He has straight, mousey blonde hair and a pitted face which suggests he has suffered from acne at some point.(7) For the pepper and olive tart - roasted deskinned red peppers roughly sliced, olive tapenade (we prefer to use a version without anchovy), pitted olives and a tasty goat cheese.(8) Her skin was marked by the scars of smallpox so she held her face to the light, and imagined it to be the pitted moon.(9) Geologists have studied the sand grains from modern desert dunes and under the microscope they often show pitted or frosted surfaces.(10) There is no cream in the world that can erase the pitted welts that disfigure me from the belly button down.(11) The pitted , rocky surface stretched to the horizon, all coloured the same shade of royal blue.(12) Imagine being asked to eat a bowlful of 45 fresh, pitted Bing cherries for breakfast.(13) That could happen if - as is the case of the James ossuary - shallow carving was done over a deeply pitted surface.(14) It anchors itself by gaining purchase on the pitted , rough limestone, and then stretches the upper half of its body into the air of the abyss.(15) There being nothing so undignified as a pitted cherry, I suggest that you leave them unpitted, which is the traditional way, and simply warn everyone to beware of the stones.(16) The pitted surface is exposed to a media sample and then read by laser technology similar to that found in conventional CD players.
