1. viper
noun. ['ˈvaɪpɝ'] venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw.
Synonyms
- serpent
- ophidian
- Cerastes cornutus
- Bitis arietans
- asp viper
- horned viper
- Bitis gabonica
- common viper
- family Viperidae
- puff adder
- Vipera aspis
- horned asp
- gaboon viper
- adder
- snake
- Vipera berus
- pit viper
- cerastes
- asp
- sand viper
Antonyms
- good person
Etymology
- vipera (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Pit Viper
- vanriper
- striper
- dekuyper
- sniper
- wiper
- pyper
- piper
- kuyper
- kiper
- hyper
- diaper
Example sentences of the word pit-viper
1. Noun Phrase
This is how pit vipers got their name.
2. Noun Phrase
Cancun is home to four different kinds of pit vipers, and all of them are dangerously venomous.
3. Noun Phrase
The cottonmouth or water moccasin is a venomous snake belonging to the pit viper family.
4. Noun Phrase
These snakes are immune to the venom of the eastern coral snake and pit viper.
2. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] a sizeable hole (usually in the ground).
Synonyms
- quicksand
- tar pit
- trou-de-loup
- hollow
- cavity
- divot
- sawpit
- sandpit
- borrow pit
- barbecue pit
- fire pit
Antonyms
- proportional font
- leeward
- front
- rear
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
3. pit
verb. ['ˈpɪt'] set into opposition or rivalry.
Synonyms
- match
- face
- confront
- play off
Antonyms
- kern
- muzzle
- hire
- stand still
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
4. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on.
Synonyms
- area
- commodities market
- commodity exchange
Antonyms
- malfunction
- natural object
- artifact
- achromatic
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
5. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] an enclosure in which animals are made to fight.
Synonyms
- cockpit
Antonyms
- refrain
- differ
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
6. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.
Synonyms
- work
- workplace
- coal mine
- colliery
- coalpit
Antonyms
- fill
- full
- solid
- hollowness
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
7. pit
verb. ['ˈpɪt'] mark with a scar.
Synonyms
- incise
- disfigure
- cicatrize
- score
- blemish
- cicatrise
- nock
- deface
- pock
- pockmark
- mark
Antonyms
- stay in place
- advance
- open
- invest
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
8. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed.
Synonyms
- cherry stone
- stone
- endocarp
- peach pit
- pericarp
Antonyms
- avoid
- back
- uncover
- pack
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
9. pit
noun. ['ˈpɪt'] (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled.
Antonyms
- inactivity
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
10. pit
verb. ['ˈpɪt'] remove the pits from.
Synonyms
- remove
- withdraw
- take
- take away
Antonyms
- ionate
- calcify
- iodinate
- string
Etymology
- pit (Dutch)
- pitte (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))