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92 entries under noun topic. ×
| prison(free, residence, jail, prison) | |
| pen(free, informal, cell, jail) | |
| lockup(keep, free, informal, cell) | |
| jail(place, keep, run, free) | |
| reformatory(adjective, keep, pen, cell) | |
| cage(prison, enclosure) | |
| slammer(keep, free, slang, cell) | |
| can(keep, free, slang, informal) | |
| penal institution(expression, idiom, keep, facility) | |
| clink(keep, free, slang, cell) | |
| house of correction(expression, idiom, free, prison) | |
| coop(free, slang, prison, enclosure) | |
| cooler(keep, free, slang, cell) | |
| brig(free, prison) | |
| dungeon(keep, pen, cell, jail) | |
| gaol | |
| keep(free, pen, jail, prison) | |
| big house(expression, idiom, free, slang) | |
| stockade(keep, cell, jail, prison) | |
| bridewell |
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