Pillories

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  • n. Plural form of pillory.
  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pillory.
    • Word Usage
    "Because Quakers were barred by their religion from using violence, their schools in Pennsylvania instead disciplined students by locking their necks and hands in pillories, shackling their legs, or hanging them in sacks."
    Verb Form
    pilloried    pillories    pillorying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    instrument of punishment    penalise    penalize    punish    expose   
    Variant
    pilloried   
    Form
    pilloried    pillorying   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cyphonism   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hilary    Hillary    artillery    distillery   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gibbet    madhouse    whipping post    scaffold    gallows   
     
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