small pit organ — sense organs found in the epidermis. See also superficial neuromasts, canal neuromasts and large pit organs … Dictionary of ichthyology
Pit viper — Pit Viper … Wikipedia
pit — ☆ pit1 [pit ] n. [Du < MDu pitte, akin to PITH] the hard stone, as of the plum, peach, or cherry, which contains the seed vt. pitted, pitting to remove the pit from (a fruit) pit2 [pit] n. [ME < OE pytt < early WGmc & NGmc * puttia (> … English World dictionary
pit bull — UK / US or pit bull terrier UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pit bull : singular pit bull plural pit bulls a type of small very strong dog, originally trained to fight other dogs … English dictionary
pit bull terrier — pit bull UK / US or pit bull terrier UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pit bull : singular pit bull plural pit bulls a type of small very strong dog, originally trained to fight other dogs … English dictionary
pit|tance — «PIHT uhns», noun. 1. a small allowance of money; very scanty wage or stipend: »a widow s pittance. She…contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life (Mary Shelley). 2. a small amount or share: »to retain at least a pittance of … Useful english dictionary
Pit Fighter (film) — Pit Fighter is a 2005 action movie directed by Jesse Johnson. The film stars Dominique Vandenberg, Steven Bauer and Stephen Graham.PlotThe film is about a quiet yet intense man named Jack (Vandenberg) who has no recollection of his past. He… … Wikipedia
pit bull terrier — also pit bull n a small but extremely strong and sometimes violent fighting dog … Dictionary of contemporary English
pit bull — pit ,bull or ,pit bull terrier noun count a type of small very strong dog, originally trained to fight other dogs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pit|y|ri|a|sis — «PIHT uh RY uh sihs», noun. 1. any one of various skin conditions characterized by the formation and eventual peeling off of small scales of skin. 2. a dry, scaly skin condition in domestic animals, occurring during the course of certain fungoid… … Useful english dictionary
pit viper — n any of various mostly New World highly specialized venomous snakes (as the rattlesnake, copperhead, water moccasin, and fer de lance) that belong to a subfamily (Crotalinae) of the family Viperidae, that have a small depression on each side of… … Medical dictionary