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| abyss |
a vast pit, too deep to be measured. |
| berry |
any of several small, juicy fruits that do not have a pit, such as the strawberry, raspberry, or blueberry. [1/2 definitions] |
| cherry |
a small, round fruit that grows on a tree. It is red, yellow, or purple in color and has a hard pit in the center. [1/4 definitions] |
| kernel |
the seed inside a nut or a fruit pit. [1/3 definitions] |
| olive |
a small green or black fruit with a pit. Olives are eaten raw or used to make olive oil. [1/4 definitions] |
| peach |
a fruit that has yellow or reddish skin covered with a soft fuzz. It has sweet, juicy flesh and a large, rough pit. [1/3 definitions] |
| pit2 |
to take out the pit of a fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| plum |
a type of fruit that has smooth red, purple, green, or yellow skin. It has sweet, soft flesh and a small, smooth pit inside. Plums grow on trees. |
| quarry1 |
a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| stone |
a hard seed or pit. [1/6 definitions] |
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