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Cesspool

/ˈsɛsˌpuːl/

An underground pit where sewage is held.

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📖 Definitions of "Cesspool"

noun

1
An underground pit where sewage is held.
2
(by extension) A filthy place.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cesspool"

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

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cesspool"

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Word	Definition
cesspitnoun	A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
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.
sewernoun	A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
gulfnoun	(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
swampnoun	An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
chasmnoun	(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
abyssnoun	(frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
riftnoun	(figurative) A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
bottomnoun	The lowest part of anything.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
damned	(mildly vulgar) Very.
sinkholenoun	(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
pit toiletnoun	A facility for accepting human waste, typically through personal use via urination and defecation, where the waste is directed into a cesspit directly below the access port used by the person needing facilities. Modern pit toilets typically permanently store the waste for natural decay, and are closed and sealed when full, while historically, they have sometimes been manually harvested for night soil. Pit toilets typically take the form of an outhouse.
vaultnoun	An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
poolhousenoun	A structure containing equipment used for a swimming pool.
retention pondnoun	Synonym of retention basin.
piscinanoun	A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.
catch-basinnoun	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.
trapnoun	A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.