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prisonlike — adjective resembling a prison • Similar to: ↑unfree * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling a prison : dreary and confining or rigidly controlled : suitable to a prison a prisonlike atmosphere these prisonlike tasks … Useful english dictionary
prison — prisonlike, adj. /priz euhn/, n. 1. a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc. 2. See state prison. 3. any place of confinement or involuntary restraint. 4. imprisonment. [bef.… … Universalium
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prison house — noun 1. a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑prison • Hypernyms: ↑situation, ↑state of affairs 2. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • S … Useful english dictionary
unfree — adjective 1. held in servitude he was born of slave parents • Ant: ↑free • Similar to: ↑servile, ↑slaveholding 2. hampered and not free; not able to act at will • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
