English Explanatory Dictionary

bottomless pit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pit with no visible bottom and apparently infinite depth.
  2. Hell.
  3. An endless resource or supply.
  4. A person with an apparently boundless appetite; an entity or problem which consumes seemingly endless resources.
  5. An in-game hazard made up of a deep hole or void with no visible bottom, where falling in typically causes the player’s character to instantly lose a life.

Word forms

bottomless pit bottomless pits

Etymology

From Revelation 9:1–12.

Synonyms

abyss money pit black hole
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