excavation vs pit

pit vs excavation

excavation and pit both are nouns.

excavation is not a verb while pit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excavation	Yes	No	No	No
pit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pit is a hyponym of excavation; that is, pit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excavation:

excavation: a hole in the ground made by excavating
pit: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

Other hyponyms of excavation include bore-hole, bore, drill hole, delf, diggings, digs, ditch, mine, mineshaft, quarry, stone pit, pool, cellar, root cellar, well, working, workings.

excavation (noun)	pit (noun)
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth	a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
the act of digging	a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
a hole in the ground made by excavating	a trap in the form of a concealed hole
the site of an archeological exploration	lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
	(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
	(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
	an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
	(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
	a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
	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 concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

excavation (verb)	pit (verb)
	remove the pits from
	set into opposition or rivalry
	mark with a scar

Difference between excavation and pit

Words related to "pit"

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