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单词 bridewell
释义

bridewell

noun

bride·​well ˈbrīd-ˌwel How to pronounce bridewell (audio)
-wəl
: prison

Synonyms

  • bastille
  • big house [slang]
  • brig
  • calaboose
  • can
  • clink [slang]
  • cooler
  • coop
  • guardroom
  • hock
  • hold
  • hoosegow
  • jail
  • jailhouse
  • joint [slang]
  • jug
  • lockup
  • nick [British slang]
  • pen
  • penitentiary
  • pokey [slang]
  • prison
  • quod [British slang]
  • slam
  • slammer
  • stir [slang]
  • stockade
  • tolbooth [Scottish]
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Example Sentences

the citadel was later converted into a bridewell to house the city's growing criminal population

Word History

Etymology

Bridewell, London jail

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

bridewell

noun

as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody the citadel was later converted into a bridewell to house the city's growing criminal population

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • penitentiary
  • jail
  • prison
  • brig
  • calaboose
  • jailhouse
  • bastille
  • guardroom
  • stockade
  • tolbooth
  • lockup
  • pen
  • hoosegow
  • slammer
  • coop
  • pokey
  • hock
  • big house
  • cooler
  • clink
  • cage
  • jug
  • quod
  • nick
  • dungeon
  • cell
  • can
  • ward
  • joint
  • stir
  • guardhouse
  • tank
  • slam
  • bull pen
  • hold
  • stalag
  • reformatory
  • gulag
  • oubliette
  • glasshouse
  • hole
  • keep
  • labor camp
  • block
  • prison camp
  • work camp
  • hulk(s)
  • concentration camp
  • reform school
  • training school

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • outside
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