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common
Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
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  1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
  2. Widespread; prevalent:
  3. Unrefined or coarse in manner; vulgar:
shared
Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.
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  1. Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.
mutual
Done, felt, etc. by each of two or more for or toward the other or others; reciprocal
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  1. Done, felt, etc. by each of two or more for or toward the other or others; reciprocal
  2. Designating or of a type of insurance in which the policyholders elect the directors, share in the profits, and agree to indemnify one another against loss
  3. Possessed in common:
connection
The state of being connected.
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  1. The state of being connected.
  2. A telephone or telegraph line between points
  3. A joining or being joined; coupling; union
coupling
(Chemistry) Facilitation or acceleration of one chemical process due to the presence or action of another.
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  1. (Chemistry) Facilitation or acceleration of one chemical process due to the presence or action of another.
  2. A flexible or rigid mechanical device or part for joining parts together, as two shafts
  3. The act of linking together or forming couples.
junction
A place where two things join or meet, especially a place where two roads or railway routes come together and one terminates.
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  1. A place where two things join or meet, especially a place where two roads or railway routes come together and one terminates.
  2. The act or process of joining or the condition of being joined.
  3. A connection between conductors or sections of a transmission line.
juncture
A point or line of joining or connection; joint, as of two bones, or seam
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  1. A point or line of joining or connection; joint, as of two bones, or seam
  2. (Linguis.) The transition from one speech sound to the next, either within a word, as between (t) and (r) in nitrate (close juncture), or marking the boundaries between words, as between (t) and (r) in night rate (open juncture)
  3. The act of joining or the condition of being joined.
seam
A line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces of material along their margins.
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  1. A line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces of material along their margins.
  2. A line across a surface, as a crack, fissure, or wrinkle.
  3. A line formed by the joining together of any separate pieces; line marking adjoining edges, as of boards
union
An organization at a college or university that provides facilities for recreation; a student union.
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  1. An organization at a college or university that provides facilities for recreation; a student union.
  2. A set whose members belong to at least one of a group of two or more given sets. The union of the sets {1,2,3} and {3,4,5} is the set {1,2,3,4,5}, and the union of the sets {6,7} and {11,12,13} is the set {6,7,11,12,13}. The symbol for union is .
  3. A labor union.
dive
(Football) A play in which a running back carries the ball while plunging directly into the line a short distance away
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  1. (Football) A play in which a running back carries the ball while plunging directly into the line a short distance away
  2. A plunge into water, especially done headfirst and in a way established for athletic competition.
  3. The act or an instance of going under water, as of a submarine or a skin diver.
honky-tonk
(Slang, former) A cheap, disreputable, noisy cabaret or nightclub
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  1. (Slang, former) A cheap, disreputable, noisy cabaret or nightclub
  2. A cheap, noisy bar or dance hall.
  3. (Slang) A bar, esp. one where country music is played
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 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.
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  1. 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.
  2. A building for the confinement of people who are awaiting trial or who have been convicted of minor 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
A jail
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  1. A jail
  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
A style of writing:
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  1. A style of writing:
  2. An instrument for writing or drawing with ink or similar fluid, especially:
  3. The animals kept in such an enclosure.
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
coop
A small cage, pen, or building as for poultry
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  1. A small cage, pen, or building as for poultry
  2. Alternative spelling of co-op.
  3. A cramped or uncomfortably confined space.
hoosegow
(Old, Slang) A jail or guardhouse
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  1. (Old, Slang) A jail or guardhouse
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
An excited reaction or commotion:
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  1. An excited reaction or commotion:
  2. A slight movement:
  3. A stirring, mixing, or poking 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.
common
Belonging or relating to the community at large; public
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  1. Belonging or relating to the community at large; public
  2. Widely existing; general; prevalent
  3. Having no special designation, status, or rank:
communal
Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public.
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  1. Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public.
  2. Designating or of social or economic organization in which there is common ownership of property
  3. Of or belonging to the community; shared, or participated in, by all; public
conjoint
Joined together; united; combined; associated
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  1. Joined together; united; combined; associated
  2. Joined together; combined:
  3. Of, consisting of, or involving two or more combined or associated entities; joint.
general
Not limited to or dealing with one class of things; diversified:
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  1. Not limited to or dealing with one class of things; diversified:
  2. Existing or occurring extensively; common; widespread
  3. Affecting or characteristic of the majority of those involved; prevalent:
mutual
Directed and received by each toward the other; reciprocal:
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  1. Directed and received by each toward the other; reciprocal:
  2. Designating or of a type of insurance in which the policyholders elect the directors, share in the profits, and agree to indemnify one another against loss
  3. Possessed in common:
public
Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market:
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  1. Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market:
  2. Connected with or acting on behalf of the people, community, or government:
  3. Open to the knowledge or judgment of all:
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  • He pulled the joint apart.

  • I don't know where we'll find a place to do our thing; this joint is like a zoo with honking horns and either back-fires or gunshots!

  • Halifax and the Commons in declaring the prince and princess joint sovereigns.

  • Donald talked about some sort of joint custody when he brought him up to meet me.

  • The dictator of Paraguay had quarrelled with Brazil for its intervention in the internal affairs of Uruguay, and he demanded free passage for his troops across refused, and alliance was formed between Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, for joint action against Lopez.

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