Pith vs. Pit

Pith, or medulla, is a tissue in the stems of vascular plants. Pith is composed of soft, spongy parenchyma cells, which in some cases can store starch.

a large hole in the ground.

the spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits.

a hollow or indentation in a surface.

the essence of something

an area at the side of a track where racing cars are serviced and refuelled

vigour and conciseness of expression

an orchestra pit.

remove the pith from

a part of the floor of a stock exchange in which a particular stock or commodity is traded

pierce or sever the spinal cord of (an animal) so as to kill or immobilize it.

an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

The soft, spongy tissue in the center of the stems of most vascular plants, consisting mainly of parenchyma.

a person's bed.

The soft inner substance of a feather or hair.

a person's armpit.

The spinal cord.

the stone of a fruit.

The essential or central part; the heart or essence

set someone or something in conflict or competition with

Strength; vigor; mettle.

make a hollow or indentation in the surface of

Significance; importance

drive a racing car into the pits for fuel or maintenance

To remove the pith from (a plant stem).

remove the pit from (fruit).

To sever or destroy the spinal cord of, usually by inserting a needle into the vertebral canal.

A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground.

To kill (cattle) by cutting the spinal cord.

An excavation for the removal of mineral deposits; a mine.

(botany) The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.

The shaft of a mine.

The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn.

A concealed hole in the ground used as a trap; a pitfall.

(anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow.

A small indentation in a surface

(botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit.

A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ.

(figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance.

A small indented scar left in the skin by smallpox or other eruptive disease; a pockmark.

(figuratively) Power, strength, might.

(Zoology) Either of a pair of depressions between the nostril and the eye of a pit viper that contain heat-sensing organs.

One divided by pi.

(Botany) A cavity in the wall of a plant cell where there is no secondary wall, as in fibers, tracheids, and vessel elements.

(transitive) To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).

(Informal) An armpit.

(transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.

An enclosed, usually sunken area in which animals, such as dogs or gamecocks, are placed for fighting.

The ordinal form of the number pi.

The section directly in front of and below the stage of a theater, in which the musicians sit.

The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue.

Chiefly British The ground floor of a theater behind the stalls.

The spongy interior substance of a feather.

The section of an exchange where trading in a specific commodity is carried on.

Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the speech lacked pith.

The gambling area of a casino.

To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.

A sunken area in a garage floor from which mechanics may work on cars.

soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants

often pits(Sports) An area beside an auto racecourse where cars may be refueled or serviced during a race

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;

Hell. Used with the.

A miserable or depressing place or situation.

pits(Slang) The worst. Used with the

(Football) The middle areas of the defensive and offensive lines.

The single central kernel or stone of certain fruits, such as a peach or cherry.

To mark with cavities, depressions, or scars

To set in direct opposition or competition

To place, bury, or store in a pit.

To become marked with pits.

To retain an impression after being indented. Used of the skin.

To stop at a refueling area during an auto race.

To extract the pit from (a fruit).

A hole in the ground.

(motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.

(music) A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.

A mine.

(archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.

(trading) A trading pit.

The bottom part of something.

(colloquial) Armpit.

(aviation) A luggage hold.

(countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.

The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.

The grave, underworld or Hell.

An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.

Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.

(gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.

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(slang) A mosh pit.

(American football) The center of the line.

(hospital slang) The emergency department.

A bed.

(informal) An undesirable location, especially an unclean one.

A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.

A shell in a drupe containing a seed.

(military) The core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.

(informal) A pit bull terrier.

(transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.

(transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.

(transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.

To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

(transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.

A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation

Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.

A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.

A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body

Formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theater.

An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.

The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.

To place or put into a pit or hole.

To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox.

To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another.

a sizeable hole (usually in the ground);

a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed;

a trap in the form of a concealed hole

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate;

lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

set into opposition or rivalry;

mark with a scar;

remove the pits from;