Dungeon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dark, often underground chamber or cell used to confine prisoners.
  • n. A donjon.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
  • n. The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon.
  • n. An underground area inhabited by enemies, containing story objectives, treasure and bosses.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A close, dark prison, commonly, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons.
  • v. To shut up in a dungeon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The principal tower of a medieval castle.
  • n. Hence A close cell; a deep, dark place of confinement.
  • To confine in or as in a dungeon.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
  • n. a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
  • Hyponym
    oubliette   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    donjon    keep   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cavern    cellar    prison    vault    basement    fortress    alley    courtyard    tomb    pit