cesspit

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛspɪt/

Definition of cesspit

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
  2. (broadly, derogatory, figuratively)A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities.
    “Politics devolved into a cesspit of lies and deceit.”

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Etymology

Uncertain. The first part, cess-, is undoubtedly the same as for cesspool, whose origin is likewise uncertain. The second part is pit, a hole in the ground.

Anagrams of cesspit

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