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pitted

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pit·ted  (ptd)
adj.
1. Marked by pits.
2. Having the pit removed: pitted dates.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pitted - pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)pitted - pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
cellular - characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization); "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular"

pitted
adjective scarred, marked, rough, scratched, dented, riddled, blemished, potholed, indented, eaten away, holey, pockmarked, rutty Everywhere building facades are pitted with bullet holes.
Translations
pitted [ˈpɪtɪd] ADJ
1. [skin] → picado(de viruelas); [surface] → picado
2. (US) [fruit] → deshuesado, sin hueso
pitted [ˈpɪtɪd] adj
[olives] → dénoyauté(e)
[surface] → constellé(e) de trous or de cratères; [face] → constellé(e) de cicatrices, grêlé(e)
the pitted surface of the moon → la surface constellée de cratères de la Lune
pitted with rust → piqué(e) de rouille
pitted with bullet holes → criblé d'impacts de balles
pituitary gland [pɪˈtjuːɪtəriglænd] nhypophyse f, glande f pituitaire
pitted [ˈpɪtɪd] adj pitted with (potholes) → pieno/a di; (chickenpox) → butterato/a da


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That one came too close to the ape-man's craft before its occupants realized that their fellows were pitted against demons instead of men.
Instead of a house they found only fire-blackened foundations of stone, enclosing an area of compact ashes pitted by rains.
He turned his head and rose at Thomson's entrance, a rather short, keen-looking young man, his face slightly pitted with smallpox, his mouth hard and firm, his eyes deep-set and bright.
 
 
 
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