any place of pain and turmoil; the hell of battle; the inferno of the engine room; when youre alone Christmas is the pits;

[ Syn: hell , hell on earth , hellhole , snake pit , the pits ]

a very intense and uncontrolled fire

[ Syn: conflagration ]

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; Hurld headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell- John Milton; a demon from the depths of the pit; Hell is paved with good intentions-Dr. Johnson

[ Syn: hell , perdition , inferno , infernal region , nether region , pit ]