prison house
1. a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement (Freq. 1) • Syn: prison • Hypernyms: situation, state of affairs 2. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • Syn: prison • Hypernyms: correctional institution • Hyponyms: bastille, chokey, choky, nick, panopticon, state prison • Instance Hyponyms: Newgate • Part Meronyms: cellblock, ward
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