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Search "jail" in: jail[noun]Entry Word: jail Function: noun Meaning: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody <sentenced to three years in jail for his crime> Synonyms brig, gaol [chiefly British], guardroom, hoosegow, jug, lockup, pen, penitentiary, prison, stockade Related Words bull pen; concentration camp, prison camp; dungeon, keep; reformatory, reform school Near Antonyms freedom
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