cesspit

Questions about cesspit

What does cesspit mean?

cesspit means "a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it".

How many syllables are in cesspit?

cesspit has 2 syllables and divides as ces-spit under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cesspit?

Close synonyms include cesspool, sink, sump. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cesspit a common word?

cesspit is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.