n. Function: noun
a building or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody FF1C; sent to jail for perjury FF1E;
Synonyms: bastille, ||big house, bridewell, ||brig, ||bucket, ||calaboose, ||can, ||carcel, ||chokey, ||clink, ||college, cooler, coop, freezer, guardroom, ||hoosegow, jug, keep, lockup, pen, penitentiary, ||pokey, prison, reformatory, rock pile, skookum-house, slammer, ||stir, stockade
Idioms: house of correction