- dun·geon
- /ˈdʌnʤən/ noun, pl -geons [count]: a dark underground prison in a castle
The king threw them in/into the dungeon.
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dun|geon — «DUHN juhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a dark underground room or cell to keep prisoners in: »Beneath the castle I could discern vast dungeons (George M. Berkeley). Figurative. My body, which my dungeon is (Robert Louis Stevenson). 2. = donjon. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
dun — dun·al; dun·bar·ton·shire; dun·can; dun·ci·cal; dun·ci·fy; dun; dun·das·ite; dun·dathu; dun·dee; dun·der·funk; dun·der·head; dun·der·head·ed; dun·der·pate; dun·drear·ies; dun·edin; dun·ga·ree; dun·ga run·ga; dun·ge·ness; dun·ka·doo; dun·ker;… … English syllables
geon — clap·per·dud·geon; cur·mud·geon; cur·mud·geon·ish; cur·mud·geon·ly; gur·geon; hab·er·geon; hum·dud·geon; me·lun·geon; mur·geon; pi·geon·dom; pi·geon·eer; pi·geon·gram; pi·geon·ite; pi·geon·ry; pig·wid·geon; stur·geon; sur·geon; sur·geon·cy;… … English syllables
dungeon — dun·geon … English syllables
dungeon — dun|geon [ˈdʌndʒən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: donjon central part of a castle , from Latin dominus lord ] a dark underground prison, especially under a castle, that was used in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
dungeon — dun|geon [ dʌndʒən ] noun count a dark underground room in a castle that was used as a prison in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dungeon — dun•geon [[t]ˈdʌn dʒən[/t]] n. 1) archit. a strong, dark prison or cell, usu. underground, as in a medieval castle 2) archit. the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME dungeo(u)n < MF donjon < VL *domniōnem, acc … From formal English to slang
dungeon — dun geon (d[u^]n j[u^]n), n. [OE. donjoun highest tower of a castle, tower, prison, F. donjon tower or platform in the midst of a castle, turret, or closet on the top of a house, a keep of a castle, LL. domnio, the same word as LL. dominus lord.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dungeon — Dun geon, v. t. To shut up in a dungeon. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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