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    CUCKOO'S NEST

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Pejorative terms for an insane asylumplay

    Synonyms:

    Bedlam; booby hatch; crazy house; cuckoo's nest; funny farm; funny house; loony bin; madhouse; nut house; nuthouse; sanatorium; snake pit

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("cuckoo's nest" is a kind of...):

    asylum; insane asylum; institution; mental home; mental hospital; mental institution; psychiatric hospital (a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person)

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