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pen(noun, keep, free, informal, cell)
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cell(noun, container, room, prison)
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cage(noun, container, prison, chamber)
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hoosegow(noun, free, slang, jail)
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jailhouse(noun, prison)
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pokey(noun, free, slang, jail)
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bastille(noun, keep, pen, cell, jail)
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