Word: Prison
How to pronounce: prɪzn
Noun
Definitions:
1. A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.
Example sentences: "He died in prison"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Imprison.
Example sentences: "The young man prisoned behind the doors"
Synonyms:
penitentiary
jail
dungeon
prison facilities
pokey
gaol
jailhouse
hoosegow
slammer
calaboose
bridewell
bastille
stockade
clink
brig
pen
quod
joint
imprisonment
lockup
incarceration
confinement
captivity
Antonyms:
imprison
Derivations:
prisoned
prisoning
prisoner
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Prison in Other Languages...
Spanish: Encarcelamiento
German: Gefängnis
French: Prison
Italian: Prigione
Turkish: Hapishane
