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1. viper
noun. ['ˈvaɪpɝ'] venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- vipera (Latin)
Rhymes with Pit Viper
- vanriper
- striper
- dekuyper
- sniper
- wiper
- pyper
- piper
- kuyper
- kiper
- hyper
- diaper
Sentences with pit-viper
1. Noun Phrase
This is how pit vipers got their name.
2. Noun Phrase
Cancun is home to four different kinds of pit vipers, and all of them are dangerously venomous.
3. Noun Phrase
The cottonmouth or water moccasin is a venomous snake belonging to the pit viper family.
4. Noun Phrase
These snakes are immune to the venom of the eastern coral snake and pit viper.
2. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] a sizeable hole (usually in the ground).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
3. pit
verb. ['ˈpɪt'] set into opposition or rivalry.
Antonyms
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
4. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
5. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] an enclosure in which animals are made to fight.
Synonyms
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
6. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.
Antonyms
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
7. pit
verb. ['ˈpɪt'] mark with a scar.
Antonyms
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
8. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed.
Synonyms
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))