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English noun: snake pit

1. snake pit (location) any place of pain and turmoil


SamplesThe hell of battle.
The inferno of the engine room.
When you're alone Christmas is the pits.


Synonymshell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, the pits


Broader (hypernym)part, region

2. snake pit (artifact) pejorative terms for an insane asylum


SynonymsBedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium


Broader (hypernym)asylum, insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital









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