prison 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
Hypernym
a penal institution maintained by the government
Instance_Hypernym
Newgate 1
noun
a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
Part_meronym
cellblock 1
noun
a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
EnglishHyponym
bastille 2
noun
a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
chokey 1
noun
British slang (dated) for a prison
nick 2
noun
(British slang) a prison
panopticon 2
noun
a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791
state prison 1
noun
a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.
Instance_Hyponym
Newgate 1
noun
a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
Part_holonym
cellblock 1
noun
a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
