coal-pit

  • 61coal — noun 1 black mineral ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, smokeless ▪ hard ▪ soft ▪ brown ▪ bituminous …

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  • 62pit — noun 1 hole ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ bottomless ▪ black, dark ▪ chalk (esp. BrE), gravel …

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  • 63pit boss — noun 1. : a foreman in charge of workers in a given section of a coal mine or one in charge of all operations at a strip coal mine compare shift boss 2. : one that supervises the gaming tables in a casino during play * * * a casino employee who… …

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  • 64pit coal — noun Etymology: pit (I) : coal mined from the earth : mineral coal distinguished from charcoal …

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  • 65pit — Synonyms and related words: American Stock Exchange, Amex, L, R, Wall Street, abysm, abyss, acorn, acting area, agora, alveolation, alveolus, amphitheater, antrum, apron, apron stage, arena, armpit, athletic field, audience, auditorium, auditory …

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  • 66pit — I 1. noun 1) a pit in the ground Syn: hole, ditch, trench, trough, hollow, excavation, cavity, crater, pothole; shaft, mineshaft, sump 2) pit closures Syn …

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  • 67pit pony — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pit pony : singular pit pony plural pit ponies a small horse used in coal mines in the past …

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  • 68pit — 1. noun 1) we dug a pit Syn: hole, trough, hollow, excavation, cavity, crater, pothole 2) pit closures Syn: coal mine, colliery, quarry, shaft 2 …

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  • 69pit — I n 1. hole, cavity, excavation, quarry, diggings, workings; shaft, mine, tunnel, bank, coal mine, gold mine, silver mine; ditch, grave, burial site; dip, sink, gully, gulch, furrow, burrow, trough; foxhole, bunker, entrenchment, trench; well,… …

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  • 70pit-coal — n. Mineral coal …

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