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Cesspit

/ˈsɛspɪt/

A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.

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📖 Definitions of "Cesspit"

noun

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A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cesspit"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sinkverb	(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
sumpnoun	A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
cesspoolnoun	An underground pit where sewage is held.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cesspit"

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Word	Definition
cesspoolnoun	An underground pit where sewage is held.
sumpnoun	A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
sinknoun	A basin used for holding water for washing.
cess-pitnoun	Alternative spelling of cesspit. [A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.]
sesspoolnoun	Archaic form of cesspool. [An underground pit where sewage is held.]
cesspipenoun	A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool.
catch pitnoun	Alternative form of catchpit. [A chamber in a drainage system designed to catch sediment and debris.]
catchpitnoun	A chamber in a drainage system designed to catch sediment and debris.
ashpitnoun	A pit for the disposal of ashes.
ash pitnoun	Alternative form of ashpit. [A pit for the disposal of ashes.]
shitpilenoun	(vulgar) A very large amount.
catholenoun	A small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc. in order to bury feces.
scumnoun	(derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
cessnoun	(British, Ireland, India) An assessed tax, duty, or levy; billeting.
sump pitnoun	(chiefly US) A hole dug in the ground, beneath the basement of a house, in which rainwater or other moisture collect.
issuenoun	The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
catchbasinnoun	Alternative form of catch-basin. [A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer.]
sumphnoun	(Scotland, Northern England) A dunce; a blockhead.
sentinenoun	(obsolete) A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer.
sewernoun	A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.