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English noun: the pits

1. the pits (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, snake pit


Broader (hypernym)part, region









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