pit vs blemish

pit and blemish both are nouns.

pit and blemish both are verbs.

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

As verbs, blemish is a hypernym of pit; that is, blemish is a word with a broader meaning than pit:

pit: mark with a scar
blemish: mar or spoil the appearance of

Other hypernyms of pit include deface, disfigure.

pit (noun)	blemish (noun)
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
a trap in the form of a concealed hole
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)

pit (verb)	blemish (verb)
remove the pits from	add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
set into opposition or rivalry	mar or impair with a flaw
mark with a scar	mar or spoil the appearance of

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