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Cole vs Prison - What's the difference?

cole | prison |

As verbs the difference between cole and prison

is that cole is while prison is to imprison.

As a noun prison is

a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

cole

English

Etymology 1

(wikipedia cole) (Brassica) From (etyl), from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch kool, German Kohl

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Cabbage.
  • Brassica; a plant of the Brassica'' genus, especially those of ''Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).
  • Derived terms
    * coleseed * coleslaw

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A stack or stook of hay.
  • * 1932 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Sunset Song'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 39:
  • Father saw the happening from high in a park where the hay was cut and they set the swathes in coles , and he swore out Damn't to hell! and started to run [...].

    Anagrams

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    prison

    English

    (wikipedia prison)

    Noun

  • A place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
  • The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
  • (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
  • Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
  • (colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
  • The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.

    Synonyms

    * (place) bridewell; see also . * (confinement) imprisonment

    Coordinate terms

    * (place) gaol, jail

    Derived terms

    * imprison * prison camp * prison cell * prison chaser * prisoner * prison guard * prisonhouse * prison officer * prison record * prison sentence * prison warden

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To imprison.
  • Anagrams

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