4
hoosegow(noun, free, slang)
4
keep(noun, free, fortification, pen, cell)
4
one-horse
4
reformatory(noun, jail)
3
brig(noun, free, jail)
3
calaboose(noun, free)
3
house of correction(noun, free, jail)
3
tardy(adjective, slow)
2
big house(noun, free, slang)
2
cell(noun, keep, fortification, stronghold, presidio)
2
chokey
2
dopey(adjective, dull, slow, heavy, sluggish)
2
dragging(adjective, dull, slow, heavy, sluggish)
2
hole
2
joint(noun, free, slang, informal, jail)
2
languid(adjective, dull, slow, heavy, sluggish)
2
penal institution(noun, expression, idiom, jail)
2
quod
2
slow(adjective, dull, heavy, sluggish, inactive)
2
solitary(noun, informal, jail)
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