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prison

/ˈpɹɪzn̩/noun2 syllables

Prison means: a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment.

Synonyms for prison4

noun, as in a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

prison house

noun, as in a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

prison house

also used for prison

bridewell, big house, imprisonment

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What does prison mean?2

noun

1

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

2

a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with prison?2

two syllables

risen

three syllables

arisen
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Prison in a sentence

  • In some countries, the punishment for treason can be life in prison.Source_VOA
  • She stole a lot of money from him, so now she is in prison.CK
  • Soon, we'll be able to send you to prison.spockofvulcan
  • After being unfairly sent to prison, all his dreams were over.marcelostockle
  • By the time you get out of prison, she'll be married.CK
  • If he carries on like this, he's going to wind up in prison.CK
  • Eventually, he was sentenced to five years in prison for the violent crime.CM
  • You don't want to go to prison, do you?CK

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Forms of prison

as a noun

plural
prisons