Difference between Pit and Stone

What is the difference between Pit and Stone?

Pit as a verb is to bring into opposition, as in "to pit one's wits against someone". while Stone as a verb is to pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.

Pit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bring into opposition, as in "to pit one's wits against someone". To make pits in. To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe. To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hole in the ground. A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip (Eng.) inside a fruit. A shell in a drupe containing a seed. Area at the auto racetrack used for refueling and repairing the cars during a race A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed. A mine. A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement. A trading pit.

Example sentence: Life is just a bowl of pits.

Stone

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Constructed of stone.Having the appearance of stone.Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.Complete, absolute, of the highest degree.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.A small piece of stone.A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.(plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilogramsThe central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.A hard, stone-like deposit.A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: As a stone (used with following adjective).Absolutely, completely (used with following adjective).

Example sentence: Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone.

We hope you now know whether to use Pit or Stone in your sentence.

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