Fissure and Pit

Fissure

Fissure noun - An irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure.

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

Pit noun - A sunken area forming a separate space.

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

open	open fissure	open pit
massive	massive fissure	massive pit
large	large fissure	large pit
big	big fissure	big pit
Other adjectives: narrow, molten, said, giant, volcanic.

In Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, there are such oddities as a beach, volcanic fissure and jungle next to each other, a lava pit opening onto a lush green mountain pass, and (most perplexing of all) a snowcapped mountain directly above a massive volcanic caldera.

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