piston chamber
— Noun
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~ a chamber within which piston moves
piston
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~ United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
piston
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~ mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
Pisum
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~ small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas
Pisum arvense
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~ variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage
pit
— Noun
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~ a trap in the form of a concealed hole
pit
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~ a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"
pit
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~ a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
pit
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~ lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
pit
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~ a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
pit
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~ the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"
pit
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~ (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
pit
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~ an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
pit
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~ (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
pit
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~ a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
pit
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~ (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
peach pit
— Noun
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~ the stone seed of a peach
pit
— Verb
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~ remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"
pit
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~ mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
pit
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~ set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"