Crypt and Pit

Crypt

Crypt noun - An underground burial chamber.

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Pit and crypt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pit" instead a noun "Crypt".

Nearby Word: cryptic

Pit noun - A sunken area forming a separate space.

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Crypt and pit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crypt" instead a noun "Pit".

old	old crypt	old pit
full	full crypt	full pit
deep	deep crypt	deep pit
empty	empty crypt	empty pit
Other adjectives: small, entire, big, tiny, dark, new, hidden, creepy, deepest.

Subverted by Crypt of the Sorcerer, where you can throw a rat skull into the Gargantis' pit.

Source: Literature / Fighting Fantasy
Lava Pit: Among the first rooms in the hazardous side of the temple is a crypt with a huge lava pit at the bottom.

Source: Ride / Indiana Jones Adventure
The Tales from the Crypt episode "The Pit" relied entirely on this.

Source: Gambit Roulette

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