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s | prison |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun prison is

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

As a verb prison is

to imprison.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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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