13
jail(noun, place, prison)
10
gaol(noun, prison)
7
slammer(noun, keep, fortification, cell, stronghold)
6
prison(noun, keep, fortification, cell, stronghold)
5
clink
5
lockup(noun, prison)
5
penitentiary(noun, prison)
5
pokey(noun, keep, fortification, cell, stronghold)
4
bastille(noun, keep, fortification, cell, stronghold)
4
cell(noun, keep, fortification, stronghold, barrier)
4
keep(noun, fortification, cell, stronghold, presidio)
4
reformatory(noun, prison)
4
stockade(noun, jail, prison, enclosure)
3
brig(noun, prison)
3
calaboose
3
dungeon(noun, prison)
3
pen(noun, prison)
3
poky
2
cage(noun, prison)
2
click
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