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Jailhouse

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A place for incarcerating prisoners; a jail.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A building containing a jail.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

Word Usage

"She does not want to see a law against clothing, but said she thinks teenagers are sending a message with a way of dressing that is based in jailhouse behavior."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

correctional institution

Cross Reference

prison penitentiary

Hyponym

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Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

alehouse

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