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brig
(Mil., Slang) The guardhouse; prison
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  1. (Mil., Slang) The guardhouse; prison
  2. A jail or prison on board a US Navy or Coast Guard vessel.
  3. (US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
house of correction
An institution for the confinement of persons convicted of minor criminal offenses.
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  1. An institution for the confinement of persons convicted of minor criminal offenses.
  2. A place of short-term confinement for persons convicted of minor offenses and regarded as capable of being reformed
  3. An institution dedicated to the management and rehabilitation of persons perceived to be at risk of becoming criminals.
jail
A building for the confinement of people who are awaiting trial or who have been convicted of minor offenses
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  1. A building for the confinement of people who are awaiting trial or who have been convicted of minor offenses
  2. A confinement facility whose inmates are individuals awaiting trial or convicted of lesser offenses. A confinement facility whose inmates are individuals awaiting trial or convicted of lesser offenses.
  3. A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor.
keep
(Rare) A keeping or being kept
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  1. (Rare) A keeping or being kept
  2. Care; charge:
  3. The means by which one is supported:
penitentiary
An office or tribunal headed by a cardinal (Grand Penitentiary) and dealing with matters of penance, confession, dispensation, absolution, etc.
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  1. An office or tribunal headed by a cardinal (Grand Penitentiary) and dealing with matters of penance, confession, dispensation, absolution, etc.
  2. A priest whose special function is the administration of the sacrament of penance in a particular church or diocese.
  3. A penal institution that is intended for long-term confinement of convicted criminals. See also jail. A penal institution that is intended for long-term confinement of convicted criminals. See also jail.
prison
See penal institution, jail, and penitentiary. See penal institution, jail, and penitentiary.
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  1. See penal institution, jail, and penitentiary. See penal institution, jail, and penitentiary.
  2. A place or condition of confinement or restriction:
  3. The state or condition of being confined, restricted, or limited in any way
lockup
The state of being locked.
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  1. The state of being locked.
  2. A being locked up, as in jail
  3. (Informal) A jail, especially one in which offenders are held while awaiting a court hearing.
pen
An instrument for writing regarded as a means of expression:
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  1. An instrument for writing regarded as a means of expression:
  2. The animals kept in such an enclosure.
  3. An instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar fluid, especially:
big house
(Slang) A penitentiary
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  1. (Slang) A penitentiary
  2. (Slang) Prison, jail.
can
(Slang) A jail or prison.
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  1. (Slang) A jail or prison.
  2. A usually cylindrical metal container.
  3. Any of various containers usually or traditionally cylindrical, made of metal, and with a separate cover
clink
Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
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  1. Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
  2. (Slang) Jail or prison, after the Clink prison in Southwark, London. Used in the phrase in the clink.
  3. (Onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
cooler
(US, countable or uncountable) a mixed drink, especially one served chilled
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  1. (US, countable or uncountable) a mixed drink, especially one served chilled
  2. A device, container, or room for cooling things or keeping them cool
  3. (Countable) an insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping
hoosegow
(Old, Slang) A jail or guardhouse
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  1. (Old, Slang) A jail or guardhouse
joint
One of the parts or sections of a jointed whole
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  1. One of the parts or sections of a jointed whole
  2. The way in which they are joined
  3. A way in which two or more things are joined:
jug
The amount that a jug can hold.
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  1. The amount that a jug can hold.
  2. A large, often rounded vessel of earthenware, glass, or metal with a small mouth, a handle, and usually a stopper or cap.
  3. A sound meant to imitate a nightingale's note
pokey
(Slang) A jail
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  1. (Slang) A jail
  2. A jail or prison.
slammer
(Slang) A prison or jail
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  1. (Slang) A prison or jail
  2. A person or thing that slams
  3. One that slams:
stir
A stirring, mixing, or poking movement:
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  1. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement:
  2. An excited reaction or commotion:
  3. A slight movement:
calaboose
A jail.
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  1. A jail.
  2. (Slang, Dial., former) A prison; jail
  3. (US, dialect) A prison or gaol/jail.
enclose
To build or equip with a roof and walls:
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  1. To build or equip with a roof and walls:
  2. To surround on all sides; close in:
  3. To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
fence
To separate or keep out by means of a fence or other barrier:
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  1. To separate or keep out by means of a fence or other barrier:
  2. To enclose, restrict, or hamper with or as with a fence
  3. To surround or enclose with a fence or other barrier.
immure
To shut up within or as within walls; imprison, confine, or seclude
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  1. To shut up within or as within walls; imprison, confine, or seclude
  2. To entomb in a wall.
mew
To confine in or as if in a cage.
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  1. To confine in or as if in a cage.
  2. To confine in or as in a cage; shut up or conceal
  3. (Archaic) To shed or change (feathers); molt
pen
To write or compose:
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  1. To write or compose:
  2. To write with or as with a pen
  3. To confine or enclose in or as in a pen
shut up
(Ergative) Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise.
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  1. (Ergative) Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise.
  2. To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
  3. To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
wall
To divide or separate with or as if with a wall. Often used with off:
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  1. To divide or separate with or as if with a wall. Often used with off:
  2. To block or close (an opening or passage, for example) with or as if with a wall.
  3. To confine or seal behind a wall; immure:
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Sentence Examples

  • She went to the coop first and watered the chickens.

  • She stopped at the coop door and frowned.

  • She leaned against the chicken coop and stared down at the house.

  • The chickens fought for position in the tiny coop door as they watched her pour a bucket of water into the tire.

  • It took an instant for her eyes to adjust to the dim coop interior, and then she found herself staring into the desperate eyes of a red fox.

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