Pokey synonyms

pō'kē

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keep
(Historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. (According to keep, the word comes "from the Middle English term kype, meaning basket or cask, and was a term applied to the shell keep at Guînes, said to resemble a barrel".)
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big house
(Slang) A penitentiary
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clink
A prison or a prison cell; a jail:
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cooler
(US, countable or uncountable) a mixed drink, especially one served chilled
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hoosegow
(Old, Slang) A jail or guardhouse
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joint
(Geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
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jug
A sound meant to imitate a nightingale's note
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calaboose
A jail.
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free (related)
(Hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
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poky (related)
The definition of poky is slow, small and uncomfortable, or dowdy.
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jerkwater
(US, colloquial, pejorative) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, backward
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one-horse
(Informal) Having little importance; limited in resources, scope, etc.; petty; inferior
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dilatory
Causing or tending to cause delay; meant to gain time, defer action, etc.
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laggard
Slow or late in doing things; falling behind
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jail
Imprisonment
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jailhouse
A place for incarcerating prisoners; a jail.
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gaol
(UK, Ireland, Australia) Alternative spelling of jail.
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slammer
One that slams:
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grotty (related)
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scummy (related)
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brig
(U.S. Navy) A place where offenders are temporarily confined, as on a warship
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house of correction
An institution for the confinement of persons convicted of minor criminal offenses.
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prison
(Colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
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lockup
(UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage
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pen
The definition of a pen is a small yard or animal enclosure, or an tool used to draw or write with ink.
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can
The definition of a can is a container normally made of metal with a lid.
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coop
Alternative spelling of co-op.
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stir
Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
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  • This worked much better and ' Thirteen ' is pretty pokey.

  • I started my return to knitting with a giant knitted afghan in Red Heart's Hokey Pokey yarn (variegated orange yarn, mind you). the design was simple but it took forever to finish.

  • The entrance lobby is unusual and, frankly, rather pokey, but it's probably very effective at keeping the drafts out.

  • Many were sent North to Scotland where they were then given a barrow and became ' hokey pokey ' men.

  • Dancing the Hokey Pokey with Billy and Mandy was so much fun.

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