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    PRISON CELL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A room where a prisoner is keptplay

    Synonyms:

    cell; jail cell; prison cell

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("prison cell" is a kind of...):

    room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prison cell"):

    bullpen; detention cell; detention centre (a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily)

    cooler; tank (a cell for violent prisoners)

    dungeon (a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined)

    guardroom (a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined)

    hold; keep (a cell in a jail or prison)

    sweatbox (small or narrow cell)

    Holonyms ("prison cell" is a part of...):

    cellblock; ward (a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells))

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