1.Definition: any place of pain and turmoil

"The hell of battle", "The inferno of the engine room", "When you're alone Christmas is the pits"

Related Noun(s):hell, hell on earth, inferno, the pits

Category: Places

2.Definition: pejorative terms for an insane asylum

Related Noun(s):bedlam, madhouse, nuthouse, sanatorium

Category: Objects