Definition of CESSPOOL

cesspool

Plural: cesspools

Noun

  • A covered underground pit for collecting and storing liquid waste.
  • a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
  • An underground pit where sewage is held.
  • A filthy place.

Examples

  • The middle of the Words With Friends board became a CESSPOOL of low-value letters.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier sesspool. Origin uncertain.
Perhaps from Italian cesso (“privy, toilet”) + English pool. Alternatively, an alteration of English dialectal suspool, from suss, soss (“puddle; mire”) + pool. Another possible derivation is from a folk etymology (influence from pool) from earlier cesperalle, alteration of Middle English suspiral, from Middle French souspirail (“air hole”), from soupirer, souspirer (“to sigh, breathe”), from Latin suspirare.

Synonyms

cesspit, sink, sump, gongpit

Scrabble Score: 12

cesspool: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cesspool: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cesspool: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

cesspool: valid Words With Friends Word