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plural of coop
Synonyms & Antonyms of coops
1
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
- was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace
Synonyms for coops
- bastilles,
- big houses
- [slang],
- bridewells,
- brigs,
- calabooses,
- cans,
- clinks
- [slang],
- coolers,
- guardrooms,
- hocks,
- holds,
- hoosegows,
- jailhouses,
- jails,
- joints
- [slang],
- jugs,
- lockups,
- nicks
- [British slang],
- penitentiaries,
- pens,
- pokeys
- [slang],
- prisons,
- quods
- [British slang],
- slammers,
- slams,
- stirs
- [slang],
- stockades,
- tolbooths
- [Scottish]
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2
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals
- a chicken coop
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“Coops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coops. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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