prison
Meanings
Plural: prisons
Noun
- a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
- a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
- A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
- Confinement in prison.
- Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
Verb
- To imprison.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English prisoun, prison, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. Doublet of prehension.
Synonyms
big house, bridewell, imprisonment, prison house
Scrabble Score: 8
prison is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordprison is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prison is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
prison is a valid Words With Friends word