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pit vs orchestra pit

orchestra pit vs pit

pit and orchestra pit both are nouns.

pit is a verb but orchestra pit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pit Yes No Yes No
orchestra pit Yes No No No
As nouns, pit and orchestra pit are synonyms defined as:
  • pit and orchestra pit: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
pit (noun) orchestra pit (noun)
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
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) orchestra pit (verb)
remove the pits from
set into opposition or rivalry
mark with a scar
Difference between pit and orchestra pit

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