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cesspool Definition

cess·pool (-po̵̅o̅l′)

noun

  1. a deep hole or pit in the ground, usually covered, to receive drainage or sewage from the sinks, toilets, etc. of a house
  2. a center of moral corruption

Etymology: < ? It cesso, privy < L secessus, place of retirement (in LL, privy, drain): see secede

cesspool Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • dissipation: It has plunged them into a filthy vile cesspool of dissipation.
  • creativity: Another, relating to his band, is: " We have a deep cesspool of creativity here.
  • corruption: From outside it looks like a potential cesspool of corruption.

Converse of object

  • overflow: Cesspools constantly overflowed, often because emptying them was prohibitively expensive. some were even open to the elements.
  • empty: People didn't want to spend the money emptying the cesspool and just put a pipe in to run into the nearest dike.
  • have: Another, relating to his band, is: " We have a deep cesspool of creativity here.

Adjective modifier

  • open: A few years ago Washington was an open cesspool of United States democracy.
  • same: I occasionally wish journalists would not lump us all into the same cesspool.
  • filthy: There are also very filthy cesspools in front of the doors.
  • deep: Another, relating to his band, is: " We have a deep cesspool of creativity here.
  • small: There is a small cesspool, one of which had been closed by the tenants because of the offensive smell.
  • large: There was no proper sewerage system in cities and waste was dumped in open large cesspools that were emptied twice a year.

Preposition: in

front: There are also very filthy cesspools in front of the doors.

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