- jail cell
- nouna room where a prisoner is kept• Syn: ↑cell, ↑prison cell• Hypernyms: ↑room• Hyponyms:↑bullpen, ↑detention cell, ↑detention centre, ↑cooler, ↑tank, ↑dungeon, ↑guardroom, ↑hold, ↑keep, ↑sweatbox
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
jail cell
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jail cell — n. prison cell, room where a prisoner is kept … English contemporary dictionary
cell — sel n. loculus, smallest unit of life (Biology, Anatomy); small room; small room in prison, jail cell; smal room in a convent; battery, electric storage cell; small group of people that is part of a larger organization who work together; smallest … English contemporary dictionary
cell mate — roommate in a jail cell, one who shares a prison compartment … English contemporary dictionary
cell mates — prisoners sharing a jail cell … English contemporary dictionary
jail — / jāl/ n: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody; specif: such a place under the jurisdiction of a local government (as a county) for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of minor crimes compare house of … Law dictionary
cell — I noun cage, cella, chamber, compartment, confined room, confinement, cubicle, cubiculum, enclosed cage, incarceration, jail, jailhouse, penitentiary, pound, prison, prison house, small cavity, small room, solitary abode II index chamber (com … Law dictionary
jail — [n] place for incarceration bastille, black hole*, brig, bullpen*, can*, cell, clink*, cooler*, detention camp, dungeon, house of correction, inside*, jailhouse, joint*, lockup, pen, penal institution, penitentiary, pound, prison, rack*,… … New thesaurus
cell — n. cubicle, small room 1) a jail, prison; monk s; padded cell small mass of protoplasm 2) to form a cell 3) a blood; cancer; egg; germ; nerve; sperm cell receptacle containing electrodes and an electrocyte 4) a dry; photoelectric; primary;… … Combinatory dictionary
jail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE also gaol) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ city (esp. AmE), county, local ▪ high security, maximum security, top security (all esp. BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
jail — Synonyms and related words: POW camp, bastille, beleaguer, beset, besiege, big house, black hole, blockade, bolt in, borstal, borstal institution, bound, box in, bridewell, brig, bucket, caboose, cage, calaboose, can, cast in prison, cell,… … Moby Thesaurus
