Hyphenation of pit

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pit

Definitions of pit:

1.	A sizeable hole (usually in the ground) They dug a pit to bury the body
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 You should remove the stones from prunes before cooking
4.	(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil Where sinners suffer eternal punishment Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition
5.	There to dwell- John Milton A demon from the depths of the pit Hell is paved with good intentions-Dr. Johnson
6.	An enclosure in which animals are made to fight
7.	(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
8.	(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
9.	A trap in the form of a concealed hole
10.	A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate A British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'
11.	Lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
12.	A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
13.	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
14.	Mark with a scar The skin disease scarred his face permanently
15.	Remove the pits from Pit plums and cherries

Synonyms of pit:

noun	cavity, hole, hollow
noun	fossa, concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature, cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
noun	stone, endocarp, pericarp, seed vessel
noun	pitfall, trap
noun	quarry, stone pit, excavation, hole in the ground
noun	orchestra pit, area
noun	colliery, workplace, work
verb	oppose, match, play off, confront, face
verb	scar, mark, pock, deface, disfigure, blemish
verb	stone, remove, take, take away, withdraw

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.