JAILHOUSES Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word jailhouses. (close relations)
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| lockups | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • jail in a local police station • the act of locking something up to protect it | ||||||
| penitentiaries | nounn | |||||
noun • a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes adjective satellite • used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers • showing or constituting penance | ||||||
| prisons | nounn | |||||
noun • a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement | ||||||
| clink | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a short light metallic sound • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • make a high sound typical of glass • make or emit a high sound | ||||||
| gaol | nounn | |||||
noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||||||
| jail | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||||||
| pokey | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) adjective satellite • wasting time • small and remote and insignificant | ||||||
| poky | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) adjective satellite • wasting time • small and remote and insignificant | ||||||
| slammer | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who closes things violently • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | ||||||
