cesspool – 1. an underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage 2. a disgusting or corrupt place
(Pronounced ses-pool)
To remember the definition of the word cesspool, use the following mnemonic:
He was obsessed with cleaning his pool (cesspool), but when an underground sewage container seeped into it, it became a disgusting place to swim.
Examples of cesspool in a sentence (1. an underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage)
The cesspool ruptured creating a fountain of sewage in their garden.
The smell was horrendous when they dug up the old leaky cesspool.
They were warned not to dig up that part of the garden due to the cesspool buried there.
Examples of cesspool in a sentence (2. a disgusting or corrupt place)
The hotel looked nice in the photos, but in person it was a cesspool.
His house was a cesspool and in desperate need of cleaning.
The neighbourhood had turned into a cesspool over the past decade.
