bottomless pit
ˈbɒtəmlɪs pɪt
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Definition of bottomless pit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
literalpit with no visible bottom or end
  • The explorers feared falling into a bottomless pit.
abyss
2.
figurativesituation that consumes resources endlessly
  • The project turned into a bottomless pit of demands and expenses..
abyss chasm void
3.
appetiteperson with an insatiable appetite
  • He's a bottomless pit when it comes to pizza.
glutton
4.
mythologyRarehell in biblical contextRare
  • The preacher warned of the bottomless pit for sinners.
abyss netherworld underworld
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deep bottomless pit or chasm

Examples of bottomless pit in a sentence

  • The miners discovered what seemed like a bottomless pit.
  • The charity became a bottomless pit for donations.
  • His gambling habit was a bottomless pit of money.
  • Her hunger is like a bottomless pit at buffets.
  • Teenagers often seem like bottomless pits with snacks.
  • He feared being cast into the bottomless pit.

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  1. French:fosse sans fond, puits sans fond, ...
  2. German:bodenlose Grube, bodenloses Loch, ...
  3. Italian:abisso senza fondo, buco nero, ...
  4. Spanish:pozo sin fondo, agujero negro, ...
  5. Portuguese:poço sem fundo, buraco sem fundo, ...
  6. Chinese:无底洞, 无底深渊, ...
  7. Japanese:底なしの穴, 無限の資源消費, ...
  8. Arabic:حُفْرَة لا قَاع لَهَا, نَهِم, ...
  9. Hebrew:בּוֹר לְלֹא תַּחְתִּית, בּוֹר בְּלִי תַּחְתִּית, ...
  10. Russian:бездонная яма, бездонный колодец, ...
  11. Ukrainian:бездонна яма, бездонний колодязь, ...
  12. Hindi:अथाह खाई, अथाह गड्ढा, ...
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